Eugenio Lucas Velazquez, Mancha, ca. 1840-1870, ink wash on paper, 6 1/8 in. x 9 1/4 in. (15.56 cm x 23.5 cm), Lucas engaged in two distinct categories of artistic production. One of these was a self- conscious emulation of the work of Goya, in both paintings and drawings. The second category was visionary in nature, consisting of drawings in brown or black ink that often began as vaguely conceived landscapes, then evolved into subjects resembling cataclysmic deluges, finally achieving near-total abstraction 'avant la lettre.' Lucas was said to have engaged in a hasty ink-blot technique in which splashes of ink or watercolor, dropped randomly on paper, would determine the image that ultimately emerged. These 'taches,' or, in Spanish, 'manchas' (meaning stain or blotch), are similar but perhaps unrelated to Victor Hugo's contemporary experiments with ink stains and remain an extraordinary achievement.
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Eugenio Lucas Velazquez, Mancha, ca. 1840-1870, ink wash, paper, 6 1/8 . x 9 1/4, 15.56 cm x 23.5 cm, Lucas engaged, two distinct categories, artistic production., self- conscious emulation, work, Goya, paintings, drawings., second category, visionary, nature, consisting, drawings, brown, black ink, began, vaguely conceived landscapes, evolved, subjects resembling cataclysmic deluges, finally achieving -total abstraction 'avant la lettre.' Lucas, said, engaged, hasty ink-blot technique, splashes, ink, watercolor, dropped randomly, paper, determine, image, ultimately emerged., 'taches, Spanish, 'manchas', meaning stain, blotch, perhaps unrelated, Victor Hugo's contemporary experiments, ink stains, remain, extraordinary achievement
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