Francisco de Goya and His Black Paintings

Francisco de Goya and His Black Paintings

Six paintings. One concept

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In the last stage of his life, a lonely, sullen and deaf Goya painted the walls of his house with 14 ghostly and spooky scenes which were called “black” for its theme and dark colors. They are decidedly a precursor of Expressionism of the 20th century.

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