Ink and gouache drawing on paper.
Signed and dated 1922. Attached is a photograph of the work with dedication and signature of the portrayed: "Cap mirall em deia la veritat. Puc ara que fins ara no m'he vist. Mercès."
42.8x24.8 cm
Ramón Espoy y de Samá (Vilanova i la Geltrú 1890 - Barcelona 1975) was one of the pioneers of comic strips in Spain. He actively participated in "Dominguín", which is considered one of the first Spanish comic strips, published by his brother, José Espoy y de Samá.
Reference webgraphy: José Manuel Rodríguez Humanes, Manuel Barrero, Francisco Sánchez Obiol, Jaume Bosch, Andrés Álvarez, Antonio Moreno and Jordi Manzanares. (2008): "DOMINGUIN (1915, ESPOY)" in Tebeosfera. Available online on 4-VII-2022 at: https://www.tebeosfera.com/colecciones/dominguin_1915_espoy.html ; JORDI MANZANARES (2014): "El enigma del pentagrama", in Tebeosfera, second season, 12 (9-V-2014). Tebeosfera Cultural Association, Seville. Available online on 04/VII/2022 at: https://www.tebeosfera.com/documentos/el_enigma_del_pentagrama.html.
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Ink and gouache drawing on paper.
Signed and dated 1922. Attached is a photograph of the work with dedication and signature of the portrayed: "Cap mirall em deia la veritat. Puc ara que fins ara no m'he vist. Mercès."
42.8x24.8 cm
Ramón Espoy y de Samá (Vilanova i la Geltrú 1890 - Barcelona 1975) was one of the pioneers of comic strips in Spain. He actively participated in "Dominguín", which is considered one of the first Spanish comic strips, published by his brother, José Espoy y de Samá.
Reference webgraphy: José Manuel Rodríguez Humanes, Manuel Barrero, Francisco Sánchez Obiol, Jaume Bosch, Andrés Álvarez, Antonio Moreno and Jordi Manzanares. (2008): "DOMINGUIN (1915, ESPOY)" in Tebeosfera. Available online on 4-VII-2022 at: https://www.tebeosfera.com/colecciones/dominguin_1915_espoy.html ; JORDI MANZANARES (2014): "El enigma del pentagrama", in Tebeosfera, second season, 12 (9-V-2014). Tebeosfera Cultural Association, Seville. Available online on 04/VII/2022 at: https://www.tebeosfera.com/documentos/el_enigma_del_pentagrama.html.
Rust and defects.
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