They Fly, No. 61

Artist Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746 - 1828)

Daten.d.

MediumAquatint

DimensionsOverall: 5 1/16 × 7 3/8 inches (12.86 × 18.73 cm)

Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust

Object number32-74/38

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Exhibition History

Caricature, Fashion and Fantasy, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, October 28, 2008-May 3, 2009, no cat., as They Fly (No. 61).

Caricature, Fashion and Fantasy, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, June 25-December 14, 2014, no cat., as They Fly (No. 61).

Gallery Label

The men who support this woman of fashion are so empty headed and full of hot air they are able to fly like a balloon.

Provenance

With Knoedler and Co., New York, by May 1, 1932;

Purchased from Knoedler and Co. by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1932.

Published References

Tomás Harris, Goya Engravings and Lithographs, vol. 2 (Oxford: Bruno Cassirer, 1964), no. 96, p. 138, (repro.), as Volaverunt. (They have flown.).

Pierre Gassier and Juliet Wilson-Bareau, The Life and Complete Work of Francisco Goya, 2^nd ed. (New York: Harrison House, 1981), no. 573, p. 183, (repro.), as Volaverunt. (Gone for good).

Alfonso E. Pérez-Sánchez and Julián Gállego, Goya: The Complete Etchings and Lithographs (Munich: Prestel, 1995), no. 61, p. 69, (repro.), as They have flown.

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