Leopoldo Méndez
El Bruto (Brute)

El Bruto (Brute)

© Pablo Méndez Hernández

El Bruto (Brute)
El Bruto (Brute)
ArtistMexican, 1903–1969
Print studioMexico City
PublisherMexico City
CultureMexican
Titles
  • El Bruto (Brute)
  • from the portfolio Rio Escondido: Ten Prints by Leopoldo Méndez
Dateprinted 1948
Published inMexico City, Mexico
MediumWoodcut, edition 133/150
DimensionsBlock: 12 × 16 7/16 in. (30.5 × 41.8 cm)
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 20 1/16 in. (40.5 × 51 cm)
Credit LineGift of the friends of Freda Radoff
Object number56.28.1
Not on view

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Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"Works on Paper: Mexican Prints and Drawings of the Twentieth Century (Grabadas y Dibujos Mexicanos del Siglo Veinte)," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 15, 1983-January 1, 1984.

"Graphic Art from Mexico", December 17, 1995 through February 25, 1996. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom left below block in pencil "1."
verso top left in pencil "CR"
bottom right below block in pencil "Mendez"

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El Dueño de Todo (The Owner of Everything)
Leopoldo Méndez
printed 1948
Woodcut, edition 133/150
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Tengo Sed (I am Thirsty)
Leopoldo Méndez
printed 1948
Woodcut, edition 133/150
56.28.3
Tambien La Terra (Also the Earth)
Leopoldo Méndez
printed 1948
Woodcut, edition 133/150
56.28.4
Bestias (Beasts)
Leopoldo Méndez
printed 1948
Woodcut, edition 133/150
56.28.6
Soledad (Loneliness)
Leopoldo Méndez
printed 1948
Woodcut, edition 133/150
56.28.5
Venciste (You Conquered)
Leopoldo Méndez
printed 1948
Woodcut, edition 133/150
56.28.10
Las Primeras Luces (The First Lights)
Leopoldo Méndez
printed 1948
Woodcut, edition 133/150
56.28.8
Pequena Maestra Que Inmensa es tu Voluntad! (Little Teacher, How Immense is Thy Will!)
Leopoldo Méndez
printed 1948
Woodcut, edition 133/150
56.28.7
Las antorchas (The Torches)
Leopoldo Méndez
1947, printed 1948
Linoleum cut on ivory wove paper, edition 133/150
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El 'Juan' (Soldier)
Leopoldo Méndez
1943
Woodcut, edition 35/50
56.26.6
El Preso (Prisoner)
Leopoldo Méndez
1943
Woodcut, edition 35/50
56.26.10
El Rayo (The Thunderbolt)
Leopoldo Méndez
1943
Woodcut, edition 35/50
56.26.16