How did Francisco Goya continue making art during his exile in Bordeaux?
During his voluntary exile in Bordeaux, France, which began in 1824, Francisco Goya continued to create art despite the challenges of old age and infirmity. He remained dedicated to recording his impressions of the world around him through various mediums, including paintings, drawings, and the use of lithography, a technique he had previously adopted while in Spain.1
His artistic output during this period included genre subjects and several portraits of friends who were also in exile, such as Don Juan Bautista de Muguiro, Leandro FernĂĄndez de MoratĂn, and Don JosĂ© PĂo de Molina. These final works demonstrated a significant evolution in his style, characterized by a synthesis of form and character achieved through light and shade, while eschewing fine detail or outline and utilizing a minimal color palette.1