Francisco de Goya
Why? (Por qué?) from the series The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)

Why? (Por qué?) from the series The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)

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Why? (Por qué?) from the series The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)
ArtistSpanish, 1746–1828
CultureSpanish
Titles
  • Why? (Por qué?) from the series The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)
Date1810–1820/1863
PlaceSpain
MediumEtching with aquatint
DimensionsImage: 6 × 8 in. (15.2 × 20.3 cm)
 Sheet: 9 1/4 × 13 in. (23.5 × 33 cm)
 Frame: 14 5/8 × 17 5/8 × 1 1/4 in. (37.1 × 44.7 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.1979.54
Not on view

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Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"Francisco de Goya, Disasters of War," Saginaw Art Museum, Saginaw, Michigan, March 13–April 27, 2003.

"The Plains of Mars: European War Prints, 1500-1825," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 1–April 26, 2009.

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Nobody knows why (No se puede saber por qué) from the series Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)
Francisco de Goya
Nobody knows why (No se puede saber por qué) from the series Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)
Published 1863
Aquatint on paper
BF.1979.57
What courage! (Que valor!) from the series The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)
Francisco de Goya
What courage! (Que valor!) from the series The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)
1810–1820/1863
Etching with aquatint
BF.1979.29
What more can one do? (Qué hai que hacer mas?) from the series The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)
Francisco de Goya
What more can one do? (Qué hai que hacer mas?) from the series The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)
Published 1863
Aquatint on paper
BF.1979.55
Or these (Ni por esas) from the series The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)
Francisco de Goya
Or these (Ni por esas) from the series The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)
Published 1863
Aquatint on paper
BF.1979.33
On account of a knife (Por una navaja) from the series The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)
Francisco de Goya
On account of a knife (Por una navaja) from the series The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)
Published 1863
Aquatint on paper
BF.1979.56
Que se rompe la cuerda (Look, the rope is breaking!) from the series Los Desastres de la Guerra (Disasters of War)
Francisco de Goya
Que se rompe la cuerda (Look, the rope is breaking!) from the series Los Desastres de la Guerra (Disasters of War)
Published 1863
Aquatint on paper
BF.1979.99
De que sirve una taza? (What good is a single cup?) from the series The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)
Francisco de Goya
De que sirve una taza? (What good is a single cup?) from the series The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)
Published 1863
Aquatint on paper
BF.1979.81
No hay que dar voces (It is no use shouting) from the series The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)
Francisco de Goya
No hay que dar voces (It is no use shouting) from the series The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)
Published 1863
Aquatint on paper
BF.1979.80
Qué alboroto es este? (What is this hubbub?) from the series Los Desastres de la Guerra (Disasters of War)
Francisco de Goya
Qué alboroto es este? (What is this hubbub?) from the series Los Desastres de la Guerra (Disasters of War)
Published 1863
Aquatint on paper
BF.1979.87
Que locura! (What madness!) from the series Los Desastres de la Guerra (Disasters of War)
Francisco de Goya
Que locura! (What madness!) from the series Los Desastres de la Guerra (Disasters of War)
Published 1863
Aquatint on paper
BF.1979.90
I saw it (Yo lo vi) from the series The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)
Francisco de Goya
I saw it (Yo lo vi) from the series The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)
1810–1820/1863
Etching with aquatint
BF.1979.66
The women give courage (Las mugeres dan valor) from the series The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)
Francisco de Goya
The women give courage (Las mugeres dan valor) from the series The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra)
1810–1820/1863
Etching with aquatint
BF.1979.25