La Reina Mariana Como Pretexto IV (one of five from the portfolio) by Manolo Valdes
La Reina Mariana Como Pretexto IV (one of five from the portfolio)
Manolo Valdes
Title
La Reina Mariana Como Pretexto IV (one of five from the portfolio)
Artist
Manolo Valdes
1942 - PRESENT (biography)Year
1984
Technique
engraving and aquatint
Image Size
16 3/4 x 12" platemark
Signature
pencil, lower right
Edition Size
65 of 75
Annotations
pencil editioned, lower left
Reference
Paper
ivory Guerro Super Alfa
State
published
Publisher
artist
Inventory ID
19534
Price
SOLD
Description
From a series of 5 engravings, some with collage, titled "La Reina Mariana Como Pretexto" (The Queen Mariana as a Pretext). Valdes created the portfolio in May of 1984 and it featured a forward by Valeriano Bozal, a Goya scholar and Spanish art historian.
Queen Mariana (1634-1696) was born in Austria and was the Queen Consort of Spain, married to Philip IV. Valdes has used her as the inspiration for many series of works in printmaking, painting, and sculpture, often deconstructing and reconstructing paintings of her by other painters, such as Velazquez. An oft-used element found in most of his works depicting the queen is the curved headpiece, as seen here in the top portion of the print.