A group of street urchins (Viejo Madrid) – Original Drawings

Madrid original art: Charcoal drawing. Cuadrilla de golfos by Mario Jodra, from the Viejo Madrid series. Signed, with Certificate of Authenticity.

This drawing depicts a group of street urchins waiting for the “El Gordo” Christmas lottery draw outside the gates of the old Casa de la Moneda (Royal Mint). It’s based on a 1913 photograph by Julio Duque.

This is an original charcoal drawing from the Viejo Madrid series — a body of work on paper depicting historic Madrid streets, buildings, people, and everyday scenes that have since disappeared. Rooted in the artist’s own childhood memories of the city in the 1980s, each drawing is a dreamed, fictional reconstruction of a vanished Madrid. Hand-signed original artwork, sold with a Certificate of Authenticity, available directly from the artist’s studio.

This drawing also appears in Viejo Madrid, a self-published book by the same artist. It’s available in two editions: the original 2022 edition, and a 2026 second edition with a different format, binding, and additional drawings — both available in this shop.

DETAILS

Artist:
Mario Jodra

Title of work:
Cuadrilla de golfos esperando el sorteo de El Gordo de Navidad (Serie Viejo Madrid)

Techniques & Materials:
Charcoal

Support:
Bouffant paper 90g

Dimensions:
21 x 29,7 cm

Location & Year created:
Madrid. 2022

Signed by hand.

Certificates of Authenticity.