Band of Spaniards in the countryside
Maker
Baldomer Galofre Giménez (artist)
1849-1902
1849-1902
Title
Band of Spaniards in the countryside
Date of Production
(circa) 1890 - 1895
Medium
fabricated black chalk, brown wash, white bodycolour, on brown wove wood-pulp paper
Dimensions
Height: 13.3 cm
Width: 19.8 cm
Width: 19.8 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4574
Mode of Acquisition
Robert Clermont Witt, bequest, 1952
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Label Text
Galofre was a supporter of Spanish 'costumbrismo', an art form in which popular subjects were represented with detailed realism. His unpublished book 'España' aimed at an artistic documentary of his country. This swift but remarkably nuanced brush sketch of a group of figures with a donkey in a mountainous landscape was probably preparatory for the project.
Provenance
Leonard G. Duke, London (1890-1971); purchased from him by Sir Robert Witt (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
The Spanish Line - From Ribera to Picasso, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 13/10/2011-15/01/2012
Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1978 (March - May)
A selection of Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1956
Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1978 (March - May)
A selection of Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1956
Literature
A selection of Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1956
cat. no. 16
Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1978 (March - May)
cat. no. 56
Véliz, Zahira, Spanish Drawings in the Courtauld Gallery: complete catalogue, London, 2011
no. 106
ill. on p. 287
cat. no. 16
Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1978 (March - May)
cat. no. 56
Véliz, Zahira, Spanish Drawings in the Courtauld Gallery: complete catalogue, London, 2011
no. 106
ill. on p. 287
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower right, dark brown ink, signed with artist’s initials?: “BG 70.”.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower right, dark brown ink, signed with artist’s initials?: “BG 70.”.
Collector's mark: none.
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