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Three women, one in the foreground drawing water from a well, two in the background washing; folio 45 (recto) from the Madrid Album "B"

1795–97
Not on view
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

Object Information
  • 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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