Gypsies, by Canals (1910, c.)

Gypsies, by Canals (1910, c.)

Canals, Ricardo (1876-1931)

1910, c.

In the image three figures appear in a field. A young woman dressed in a regional dress, an old woman to her right with a fan covering her face, and a man on horseback behind them. The trio is reminiscent of celestina scenes where the old woman acts as a procuress for the young woman, the young woman as a prostitute and the man as her client. The image is also related to some La Celestina illustrations by Picasso from the 1970s.

Collection of the Museo Carmen Thyssen Málaga, Málaga, Spain.
https://www.carmenthyssenmalaga.org/en/obra/gitanas

Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20210228184919/https://www.carmenthyssenmalaga.org/en/obra/gitanas

Inventory number: CTB.2009.4

© Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection on free loan to the Museo Carmen Thyssen Málaga

Ink, pencil, charcoal, watercolour and pastel.
Dimensions: 40 × 41 cm