So on a chilly early spring Wednesday morning I jumped on the 243 and made my way to the Courtauld Gallery at Somerset House to meet my fellow classmates.
Not really knowing what to expect other than it obviously being a prolific and major exhibition, I entered with open eyes...
I learnt that this specific exhibtion reunites all the surviving drawings from Francisco Goya's Witches and Old Women album. Exciting as its a private view of a very personal Goya, specifically this album which was never meant to be seen beyond a small circle of friends.
It is an intimate expression of Goya's boundless imagination, expressed through visions and nightmares...
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'He wakes up kicking' 1819-23 P 13
Still half asleep, with eyea shut, mouth agape and brow furrowed. His old man is shown in a state of panic and confusion.
'Madness' 1819-23 P 11
Goya was fascinated by lunacy and disturbed states if mind.
'She talks with her cat' 1819-23 P 21
Explors the passions and problems with age. Gripping her stick the women gazes foundly at her cat.
Explors the passions and problems with age. Gripping her stick the women gazes foundly at her cat.
Sure and Natural Union' 1825-28 Bordeaux. A 1 No 15
The title of this drawing announces a 'natural union' the figure with two smiling heads joined by a single body is half women and half man. The two are inescapably bound together by marriage.
