Goya and Manet   Revolutionary Etchings   23.10.2021 – 27.02.2022

Goya and Manet: Revolutionary Etchings

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (1746–1828) was a brilliant master of printmaking. He produced four major print portfolios that focused on social critiques, the horrors of war, bullfighting and demonic visions. Goya developed outstanding skills in the new technique of aquatint etching, which he employed to masterful effect.

The influence of his etchings, some of which were not circulated until after his death, was considerable. Edouard Manet (1832–1883), for example, was inspired by Goya in regard to themes, motifs and technique. Both artists admired Velázquez, creating early etchings copied from his paintings. The exhibition in the Department of Prints and Drawings shows Goya’s impressive etchings and presents them next to selected works by Manet. The works on display largely come from a bequest to the collection by the collector and former chairman of the Kunstverein in Bremen, H. H. Meier Jr. (1845–1905).

Francisco de Goya, Kidnapping Horse, c. 1815–1819 , (Los Disparates, sheet 10)

Etching, aquatint and drypoint, Kunsthalle Bremen – Der Kunstverein in Bremen, Department of Prints and Drawings

Francisco de Goya, Schöne Ratschläge, 1797/98, (Los Caprichos, Blatt 15)

Radierung und Aquatinta, Kunsthalle Bremen – Der Kunstverein in Bremen, Kupferstichkabinett

Edouard Manet, Exotische Blume, 1868

Radierung und Aquatinta, Kunsthalle Bremen – Der Kunstverein in Bremen, Kupferstichkabinett

Francisco de Goya, Der Schlaf der Vernunft gebiert Ungeheuer, 1797/98, (Los Caprichos, Blatt 43)

Radierung und Aquatinta, Kunsthalle Bremen – Der Kunstverein in Bremen, Kupferstichkabinett

Francisco de Goya, Welcher Mut!, um 1810-15, (Los Desastres, Blatt 7)

Radierung (Probedruck vor Aquatinta), Kunsthalle Bremen – Der Kunstverein in Bremen, Kupferstichkabinett

Édouard Manet, Toter Torero, 1868

Radierung und Aquatinta, Kunsthalle Bremen – Der Kunstverein in Bremen, Kupferstichkabinett

Francisco de Goya, Der mutige Maure Gazul ist der erste, der die Stiere nach der Regel bekämpfte, 1815/16, (La Tauromaquia, Blatt 5)

Radierung, Aquatinta und Kaltnadel, Kunsthalle Bremen – Der Kunstverein in Bremen, Kupferstichkabinett

Édouard Manet, Lola de Valence, 1862/63

Radierung und Aquatinta (3. Zustand), Kunsthalle Bremen – Der Kunstverein in Bremen, Kupferstichkabinett

Édouard Manet, Philipp IV., 1862

Radierung und Aquatinta (4. Zustand), Kunsthalle Bremen – Der Kunstverein in Bremen, Kupferstichkabinett

The exhibition in the Department of Prints and Drawings “Goya and Manet: Revolutionary Etchings“ is being held to accompany the special exhibition „Manet and Astruc: Friendship and Inspiration“ (both: 23 October 2021 - 27 February 2022).