José Guadalupe Posada
Despedida de un maderista y su triste amada (Farewell of a Maderista and His Sad Lover)

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

Publisher Arsacio Vanegas Arroyo(Mexico City)Mexico City

CultureMexican

Titles

Despedida de un maderista y su triste amada (Farewell of a Maderista and His Sad Lover)
from the portfolio 36 Grabados: José Guadalupe Posada (36 Engravings: José Guadalupe Posada)

Date1911, printed 1943

Published inMexico City, Mexico

MediumPhoto relief etching with engraving

DimensionsPlate: 6 1/4 × 3 7/16 in. (15.9 × 8.7 cm)
Sheet: 13 3/4 × 9 3/8 in. (34.9 × 23.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of the friends of Freda Radoff

Object number56.27.9

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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.

"Graphic Art from Mexico", December 17, 1995 through February 25, 1996, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

"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 top right "PAGINA 9."
lower right "Corrido: 'La Soldadera Maderista' "

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