José Guadalupe Posada
El doctor improvisado (The Improvised Doctor)

CultureMexican
Titles
  • El doctor improvisado (The Improvised Doctor)
  • from the portfolio 25 Prints of José Guadalupe Posada
Datec. 1888–1913, printed 1942
Published inMexico City, Mexico
MediumEngraving, edition 35/100
DimensionsPlate: 5 3/16 × 3 7/16 in. (13.2 × 8.7 cm)
Sheet: 7 5/16 × 5 9/16 in. (18.6 × 14.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Friends of Freda Radoff
Object number56.25.9
Non exposé

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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.

"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 on the plate lower right: POSADA
printed top to bottom: EL DOCTOR / IMPROVISADO / CUENTO / EDITOR / A.VANEGAS ARROYO.MEXICO

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El Clown Mexicano (Mexican Clown)
José Guadalupe Posada
printed 1942
Engraving, edition 35/100
56.25.1
El Brindador Popular (The Toast)
José Guadalupe Posada
printed 1942
Engraving, edition 35/100
56.25.4
El Testerazo del Diablo (Testing the Devil)
José Guadalupe Posada
c. 1900, printed 1942
Engraving, edition 35/100
56.25.8
El Sepelio (The Burial)
José Guadalupe Posada
printed 1942
Engraving, edition 35/100
56.25.12
El Consultorio Medico
José Guadalupe Posada
printed 1942
Engraving, edition 35/100
56.25.10
El Jugador (The Gambler)
José Guadalupe Posada
printed 1942
Engraving, edition 35/100
56.25.19
El Veterinario (The Veterinary)
José Guadalupe Posada
printed 1942
Engraving, edition 35/100
56.25.23
El Automovil (The Automobile)
José Guadalupe Posada
printed 1942
Engraving, edition 35/100
56.25.24
Illustracion para un Cuento (Illustration for a Story)
José Guadalupe Posada
printed 1942
Engraving, edition 35/100
56.25.2
Te Volvi a Ver (I Saw You Again)
José Guadalupe Posada
printed 1942
Engraving, edition 35/100
56.25.3
La Banda (The Band)
José Guadalupe Posada
printed 1942
Engraving, edition 35/100
56.25.5
Los Patinadores
José Guadalupe Posada
printed 1942
Engraving, edition 35/100
56.25.7