José Guadalupe Posada
El Testerazo del Diablo (Testing the Devil)

El Testerazo del Diablo (Testing the Devil)

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El Testerazo del Diablo (Testing the Devil)
ArtistMexican, 1852–1913
PublisherMexico City
CultureMexican
Titles
  • El Testerazo del Diablo (Testing the Devil)
  • from the portfolio 25 Prints of José Guadalupe Posada
Datec. 1900, printed 1942
Published inMexico City, Mexico
MediumEngraving, edition 35/100
DimensionsPlate: 5 1/4 × 3 3/8 in. (13.3 × 8.6 cm)
Sheet: 7 3/8 × 5 1/2 in. (18.7 × 14 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Friends of Freda Radoff
Object number56.25.8
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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 bottom right corner: POSADA
printed top to bottom: EL TESTERAZO DEL DIABLO / JUGUETE PASTORIL / EN UN AGTO / EDICION / DE A.VANEGAS / ARROYO / MEXICO

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