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Lot 3251
Francisco Goya, The Garroted Man, c. 1778
Sold
$1,000
Starting Bid: $400
Est.
$800 - $1,200
Live Auction
SELECT: 3 Day Auction
Description
Francisco Goya (Spanish, 1746–1828), copper plate etching on paper, likely later strike, hinged to mat with masking tape, 11.25"w x 16.25"h (sheet), 8.25"w x 13"h (impression)
Condition
Good, some light marks surrounding image
Provenance
From the Collection of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Literature
Art dealer, connoisseur, and philanthropist Eugene Victor Thaw (1927-2018) was widely considered to be among the world's greatest collectors of European master drawings, French Post-Impressionism, Cubism, and an early advocate of the American Abstract Expressionists. One of the most respected art dealers of his day, he is credited with placing hundreds of major works into museums around the world, and was the founding member and past president of the Art Dealers Association of America.