José Guadalupe Posada
Hijo que Mata a Su Madre (Son who Kills his Mother)

CultureMexican
Titles
  • Hijo que Mata a Su Madre (Son who Kills his Mother)
  • from the portfolio 36 Grabados: José Guadalupe Posada (36 Engravings: José Guadalupe Posada)
Dateprinted 1943
Published inMexico City, Mexico
MediumEngraving
DimensionsPlate: 5 7/8 × 8 in. (14.9 × 20.3 cm)
Sheet: 13 3/4 × 9 5/16 in. (34.9 × 23.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of the friends of Freda Radoff
Object number56.27.17
Not on view

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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.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
printed top right corner "PAGINA 17."
lower right "Ejemplo: ' Hijo que Mata a su Madre ' "

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printed 1942
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José Guadalupe Posada
printed 1942
Engraving, edition 35/100
56.25.3
La Banda (The Band)
José Guadalupe Posada
printed 1942
Engraving, edition 35/100
56.25.5
El Brindador Popular (The Toast)
José Guadalupe Posada
printed 1942
Engraving, edition 35/100
56.25.4
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José Guadalupe Posada
c. 1888–1913, printed 1942
Engraving, edition 35/100
56.25.9
El Testerazo del Diablo (Testing the Devil)
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c. 1900, printed 1942
Engraving, edition 35/100
56.25.8
Los Patinadores
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printed 1942
Engraving, edition 35/100
56.25.7
Los Gendarmes (The Police)
José Guadalupe Posada
printed 1942
Engraving, edition 35/100
56.25.6
El Sepelio (The Burial)
José Guadalupe Posada
printed 1942
Engraving, edition 35/100
56.25.12
Ilustracion para un Cuento (Illustration for a Story)
José Guadalupe Posada
printed 1942
Engraving, edition 35/100
56.25.11