Paris, FR
Details
- Dimensions
- 13.39ʺW × 13.39ʺH
- Art Subjects
- Figure
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Condition
- Unknown, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Condition Notes
- Very Good — This vintage item has no defects, but it may show slight traces of use. Very Good — This vintage item has no defects, but it may show slight traces of use. less
- Description
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William Hogarth (after)
Characters and Caricaturas
Etching
34 x 34 cm
William Hogarth's etching Characters and Caricaturas is designed to … more William Hogarth (after)
Characters and Caricaturas
Etching
34 x 34 cm
William Hogarth's etching Characters and Caricaturas is designed to demonstrate the superiority of the comic character face to the grotesque caricature. Hogarth saw them as radically different
arts: one is the study of individual human nature; the other makes absurd formal play with human features. In the strip along the bottom, at the left, three heads are quoted from paintings by
Raphael, showing vivid but accurate portrayals of character. Then to the right there are a handful of heads by other Italian artists, stretched, squashed, with no psychological value, merely
monstrous jokes. Above it, Hogarth's illustrations unfold. More than a hundred heads are laid out. They don't need exaggeration or distortion to define them. Through discriminating variations, they
show what the art of character can do. It's an ID Parade from which dozens of temperaments are to be picked out. Like a line-up, Hogarth employs a repetitive format. Their heads are all in profile.
They are all approximately of the same size. They are spaced roughly in rows and columns. They are all male. They are all in wigs. This etching was published in 1743. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity
issues arising from misattribution less
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