José Guadalupe Posada
El doctor improvisado (The Improvised Doctor)

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Artist José Guadalupe Posada (Mexican, 1852–1913)Mexican, 1852–1913

Publisher La Estampa Mexicana (Mexico City)Mexico City

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

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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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