Espontaneo (spontaneous), "capitalist": this is the name given to the madmen who during the bullfight jump in the arena armed with a red flag, Spain, from the series La Corrida (The Bullfight)

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Espontaneo (spontaneous), "capitalist": this is the name given to the madmen who during the bullfight jump in the arena armed with a red flag, Spain, from the series La Corrida (The Bullfight)
Espontaneo (spontaneous), "capitalist": this is the name given to the madmen who during the bullfight jump in the arena armed with a red flag, Spain, from the series La Corrida (The Bullfight)
Artist/Maker (Swiss, 1927 – 2007)
Date1962
MediumFerrotyped gelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 in. × 11 5/8 in. (22.9 × 29.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling, P2016
Object number2020.9.80
On view

Additional Details

Exhibition History 2024-2025
Clinton, NY. The Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Menagerie: Animals in Art from the Wellin Museum," September 7, 2024 –June 8, 2025 (no cat.).
Provenance 2020: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by gift of Thomas J. Wilson and Jill M. Garling.
Markings Yellow sticker: "volume: / page: photo: / format:" on verso at center.
Signature Not signed.
Inscribed "YD-F-085" on verso at bottom left corner in pencil.
"FCC F 1711" on verso at top center in pencil.
"1230/12/20" on verso at top center in pencil.
Inscribed on sticker at the center: "CORRIDA / 64/65 / 105 (circled) / 5,5 X 7,7" on verso at center in black pen.
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Medium: Ferrotyped gelatin silver print
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Date: c. 1962
Medium: Ferrotyped gelatin silver print
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Date: 1962
Medium: Ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2020.9.81
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Yvan Dalain
Date: 1962
Medium: Ferrotyped gelatin silver print
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Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College, Clinton, NY. Pho…
Yvan Dalain
Date: 1962
Medium: Ferrotyped gelatin silver print
Object number: 2020.9.86
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Yvan Dalain
Date: c. 1962
Medium: Ferrotyped gelatin silver print
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