Asensio Juliá

1814

Goya draws our attention to the sitter’s partly illuminated face with the dazzling white collar of his shirt, which peeks out from under a blue vest. The dark silhouette of his top hat is enlivened by a touch of red paint above the brim. He looks up from his work with a thoughtful expression, the charcoal holder in his hand hinting at his profession—he has been identified as the artist Asensio Juliá, Goya's friend and colleague.

Medium	oil on canvas
Dimensions	28 3/4 x 22 3/4 in. (73 x 57.8 cm) Frame: 36 1/2 x 30 1/8 x 2 in. (92.7 x 76.5 x 5.1 cm)
Object Number	1955.83
Acquisition	Acquired by Sterling and Francine Clark before 1955
Status	On View

Image Caption

Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, Asensio Juliá, 1814, oil on canvas. Clark Art Institute, 1955.83

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Provenance

Federico de Madrazo, Madrid (after 1856–69, sold to Durand-Ruel, Paris, Jan. 1869); [Durand-Ruel, Paris, from 1869]; Edwards, Paris (until 1870, his sale Drouot, Paris, 7 Mar. 1870, no. 29, ill., as Julio [élève de Goya], sold to Durand-Ruel); [Durand-Ruel, Paris, from 1870]; Bamberger, Paris (until 1923, his sale, Drouot, Paris, 17 Mar. 1923, no. 48, ill., as Portrait du peintre Asensio Julia "El Pescadoret," sold to Trotti); [Trotti, Paris, from 1923]; [Knoedler, New York, sold to Clark, 18 Jan. 1924]; Robert Sterling Clark (1924–55); Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1955.