Las Resultas

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Print Title

Las Resultas

Accession Number

1949.12.72

Artist

Goya Lucientes, Francisco Jose de, 1746-1828

Date Created

1863

Edition

1st

Print/Plate Number

72

Description

This plate, Las Resultas, is plate 72 from Desastres de la Guerra. The print centers on a figure laying down on the ground. The figure is represented in lighter shades, his clothes covering his body, and his face shown, with a blank expression on it, as he appears to be dead or unconscious. On top of the figure is a large, black bat-like creature. The bat-creature has the body of a bat, but the head is somewhat reminiscent of a bird of prey, although it does not fully look like one. The head of the bat-creature is portrayed in white, while the rest of the creature is made up of black lines. We can clearly see the mandibles of the bat-creature grab the man’s shirt, while its eyes look uncannily forward. In the midground of the print, a group of silhouettes of the bat-creatures approach the body of the central figure. There is little to no detailing on these mid-ground creatures, but we can see that they are approaching the figure, likely to gorge themselves on his remains. The rest of the print is not highly detailed, with the background mainly being taken up by white space. The title, Las Resultas, translates to “The Results”, likely referring to the results of the war, and the loss of life that sprung from it.

Edition Provenance

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.

Condition

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 a plate mark present, and the left edge of the plate contains evidence of binding. There is a wash tone present throughout the print as well. In addition, there is false biting throughout the image area.

Holding Institution

Cincinnati Art Museum

Owned By

Cincinnati Art Museum (Cincinnati, Ohio; United States). (1949 - Present).

Alan C. Poole, donated by Emily Poole (Cincinnati, Ohio; United States). (Unknown - 1949).

Workshop of Laurenciano Potenciano (Real Academia, Madrid; Spain). (1863 - Unknown).

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