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Go See: Francisco de Goya “Los Desastres de la Guerra”(The Disasters of War) @ Peter Blum, till August 1

Goya, Great deeds! With dead men! via Peter Blum

From May 15 - to August 1, the Peter Blum Gallery presents Goya’s print series “Los Desastres de la Guerra” (The Disasters of War).  Never exhibited during his lifetime due to the graphic and violent nature, these works will be viewed for the first time by the general public.  This series portrays violence, aggression, cruelty, atrocities, and man’s inhumanity towards his fellow man. 

Goya, The Disasters of War via ArtNet

Influenced by Spain’s War of Independence against Napoleon, the artist shows the murderous invaders and the post war effects, such as famine, grief and other allegorical figures. Dead bodies, dismemberment, torture, rape, body limbs, decapitations, these are only a few of the subjects in his work. This is not for the faint of heart. 

Goya, Esto es Peor via ArtNet

Even though the artist was in his 60’s and deaf and most likely didn’t view the atrocities first hand, his work serve as a deep and profound statement on war itself. 

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