Drie kaartende mannen
Medium
etching
Dimensions
169; 110
About this artwork
collector's mark: Lugt 2228
Art Historical Context
**Drie kaartende mannenThree Card-Playing Men Created in 1867 by Spanish artist Mariano Fortuny y Carbó (8–1874), this intimate etching captures a quintessential 19th-century genre scene: three men absorbed in a card game. a modest 110mm by 169mm, the work invites close viewing, revealing Fortuny's extraordinary technical prowess. As a master printmaker, Fortuny elevated etching—a process where acid etches fine lines into a metal plate capture texture, light, and human expression with jewel-like precision. His style blended Spanish Realism with meticulous detail, influenced by his travels a...
About the Artist
Mariano José Maria Bernardo Fortuny y Carbó · 1838–1874
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