José Guadalupe Posada
Calavera de la Catrina (Skull of the Female Dandy)

Calavera de la Catrina (Skull of the Female Dandy)

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Calavera de la Catrina (Skull of the Female Dandy)
ArtistMexican, 1852–1913
PublisherMexico City
CultureMexican
Titles
  • Calavera de la Catrina (Skull of the Female Dandy)
  • from the portfolio 36 Grabados: José Guadalupe Posada (36 Engravings: José Guadalupe Posada)
Datec. 1910, printed 1943
Published inMexico City, Mexico
MediumPhoto relief etching with engraving
DimensionsPlate: 4 5/8 × 6 11/16 in. (11.7 × 17 cm)
 Sheet: 13 3/4 × 9 3/8 in. (34.9 × 23.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of the friends of Freda Radoff
Object number56.27.15
Not on view

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Department
Prints and Drawings
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.

"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
bottom right on the plate "POSADA"
printed top right "PAGINA 15"
lower right "Calavera: ' Remate de Calaveras ' ' La Catrina ' "

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1910, printed 1930
Photo-relief etching wtih engraving
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c. 1914, printed 1930
Photo-relief etching with engraving
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c. 1910, printed 1943
Photo relief etching with engraving
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Photo relief etching with engraving
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c. 1910, printed 1943
Photo-relief etching with engraving
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1942
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