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Picture Rights
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Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
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Print Title
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Tristes Presentimientos de lo que ha de Acontecer
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Accession Number
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1949.12.1
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Artist
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Goya Lucientes, Francisco Jose de, 1746-1828
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Date Created
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1863
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Edition
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1st
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Print/Plate Number
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1
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Description
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Tristes Presentimientos de lo que ha de Acontecer is the 1st plate in the Desastres de la Guerra print series. The print centers on a man, kneeling down, and spreading his arms out as if welcoming something. The man stands in stark, brilliant contrast to the dark background that surrounds him. He is portrayed in lighter tones, with light, gray lines creating the detailing on his body. The clothes he wears are ragged and tattered, his skirt-like bottom appearing to slough off of his body. His shirt is also torn to tatters, falling off of his body to reveal his chest. His face is crest-fallen, his eyes looking towards the sky, as if expecting a horrifying fate. The background behind him swirls in dark tones. It is possible at first glance to try to see spectral figures lurking in the background, however there is only one definitive creature lurking in the background. The creature is located in the very top of the print, between the center and the right of the print, its beady eyes staring clearly out of the darkness. Upon closer inspection, we can see that the creature has a feline form, exemplified by the apparent curves of the edge of its face. The title of the print, Tristes Pensamientos de lo que ha de Acontecer, translates to “Sad premonitions of what is to come''. The title and the print are a perfect encapsulation, and preview of the series, cuing in audiences to what is to come in the series.
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Edition Provenance
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The print was originally acquired by the Cincinnati Art Museum in 1949, as a gift of the donor Emily Poole. The prints were originally owned by Alan C. Poole, the brother of Emily Poole, and the prints were donated as Emily was in charge of Alan’s estate. The prints originally came bound in a book, and were unbound from the book in 1960, by workers at the Cincinnati Art Museum. The prints are known to be first edition, which were printed in the workshop of Laurenciano Potenciano for the Real Academia in Madrid and completed in March 1863. The gap between when the print was printed, and when it was obtained by Alan Poole is unknown, and is unlikely to be resolved, as those knowledgeable with the estate of Alan Poole have passed away.
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Condition
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For shorthand, the print will be split into 9 sections, going from Top (T), Center (C) , Bottom (B), and Left (L), center (C) , Right (R) . There is an apparent plate mark surrounding the image. Book binding is also apparent on the left side. There is a slight gray discoloration in BR of the paper. There are also vertical graphite marks right above CL, on the very left side of the paper. There is also burnishing present throughout the white areas, burnishing being when the artist goes back into clean off areas of the plate after exposure to acid.
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Holding Institution
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Cincinnati Art Museum
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Owned By
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Cincinnati Art Museum (Cincinnati, Ohio; United States). (1949 - Present).
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Alan C. Poole, donated by Emily Poole. (Cincinnati, Ohio; United States). (Unknown - 1949).
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Workshop of Lorenciano Potenciano (Real Academia, Madrid; Spain). (1863 - Unknown).
