Sanos y Enfermos - Original Etching by Francisco Goya - 1863 1863

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Sanos y enfermos is an original artwork realized by the great Spanish artist Francisco Goya in 1810. Original Etching on … more Sanos y enfermos is an original artwork realized by the great Spanish artist Francisco Goya in 1810. Original Etching on paper. The artwork belongs to the famous series ''Los Desastres de la Guerra'' realized during the years of the Independence Spanish War and published for the first time in 1863 and representing the horrors and the despair of the War. Titled on the lower central margin ''Sanos y enfermos'' (Healty and Infirms). Numbered on the upper left corner. Etching N. 59. Good conditions. A woman helps a dying young mother with a large cup of food, whose twisted face is supported by an older woman; around there are corpses, among which we also recognize children. The scene is presented in a desolate landscape, with gloomy lighting due to the very large aquatint. The now useless charity of the woman (What good is a cup, if she is dying?) Is in a thematic relationship with the press 49 Charity of a woman. This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any artwork in Italy created over 70 years ago by an artist who has died requires a licence for export regardless of the work’s market price. The shipping may require additional handling days to require the licence according to the final destination of the artwork. less