Three women, one in the foreground drawing water from a well, two in the background washing; folio 45 (recto) from the Madrid Album "B"
As with several drawings from Album B, the same figure appears on both sides of this sheet. On the front, a young woman with a joyful expression pulls water from a well while her companions in the background wash laundry. On the other side, the same woman gazes sadly into the well. The two scenes—of first happiness, then disillusionment—might relate to a popular Spanish saying: 'mi gozo en un pozo' (my joy in a well).
Artwork Details
- Title: Three women, one in the foreground drawing water from a well, two in the background washing; folio 45 (recto) from the Madrid Album "B"
- Artist: Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux)
- Date: 1795–97
- Medium: Brush and point of brush, carbon black washes
- Dimensions: Sheet: 9 1/4 × 5 13/16 in. (23.5 × 14.7 cm)
- Classification: Drawings
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1935
- Object Number: 35.103.8
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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