Artist
José Guadalupe Posada(Mexican, 1852–1913)Mexican, 1852–1913
Publisher
Antonio Vanegas Arroyo(Mexican, 1850–1917)Mexican, 1850–1917
CultureMexican
Titles
- La Calavera Amorosa (The Skeleton of Love)
Date1907, printed 1911
Printed inMexico City, Mexico
MediumPhoto-relief etching with engraving on newsprint
DimensionsSheet: 16 × 11 1/2 in. (40.6 × 29.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Joe Walker in loving memory of Marianne and Graham Gray
Object number2013.328
Non exposé
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Exhibition History"Calaveras Mexicanas:The Art and Influence of José Guadalupe Posada," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 13 - December 15, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed in the image lower right: Imprenta / de Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, / 2a. de Santa Teresa Número 43, / México. – Octubre de 1911.
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