Leopoldo Méndez
Concierto Sinfónico de Calaveras (The Symphonic Concert of Skeletons)

Concierto Sinfónico de Calaveras (The Symphonic Concert of Skeletons)

© Pablo Méndez Hernández

Concierto Sinfónico de Calaveras (The Symphonic Concert of Skeletons)
Concierto Sinfónico de Calaveras (The Symphonic Concert of Skeletons)
ArtistMexican, 1903–1969
CultureMexican
Titles
  • Concierto Sinfónico de Calaveras (The Symphonic Concert of Skeletons)
  • from the portfolio 25 Prints of Leopoldo Méndez
Date1943
PlaceMexico
MediumWoodcut, edition 35/50
DimensionsBlock: 9 × 6 5/8 in. (22.9 × 16.8 cm)
Sheet: 9 5/8 × 7 5/16 in. (24.4 × 18.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of the friends of Freda Radoff
Object number56.26.8
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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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Numbered in graphite, bottom right corner: 8
Recto: Signed in graphite, below block, right: Mendez

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Leopoldo Méndez
1943
Woodcut on wove China paper, edition 26/50
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Concierto de Locos (Fools Concert)
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1943
Woodcut on wove China paper, edition 26/50
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1943
Woodcut, edition 35/50
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Sudor de Sangre (Sweat of Blood)
Leopoldo Méndez
1943
Woodcut, edition 35/50
56.26.1
Portada de un Libro (Book Cover)
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Woodcut, edition 35/50
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1943
Woodcut, edition 35/50
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1943
Woodcut, edition 35/50
56.26.6
Casa teniente (Landowner)
Leopoldo Méndez
1943
Woodcut, edition 35/50
56.26.4
Jinetes (Horsemen)
Leopoldo Méndez
1943
Woodcut, edition 35/50
56.26.3