José Guadalupe Posada
Calavera criminal (Criminal Skeleton)

Calavera criminal (Criminal Skeleton)

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Calavera criminal (Criminal Skeleton)
ArtistMexican, 1852–1913
PublisherMexico City
CultureMexican
Titles
  • Calavera criminal (Criminal Skeleton)
  • from the portfolio 36 Grabados: José Guadalupe Posada (36 Engravings: José Guadalupe Posada)
Date1907, printed 1943
Published inMexico City, Mexico
MediumEngraving
DimensionsPlate: 6 1/8 × 5 5/8 in. (15.6 × 14.3 cm)
 Sheet: 13 3/4 × 9 3/8 in. (34.9 × 23.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Friends of Freda Radoff
Object number56.27.19
Not on view

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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"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 bottom right: POSADA, printed top right: PAGINA 19., bottom right: 'Calavera Criminal'

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Photo-relief etching with engraving on orange newsprint
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c. 1911–1916, printed 1930
Photo-relief etching with engraving
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1903, printed 1930
Photo-relief etching with engraving
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Calavera de Francisco I. Madero (Skeleton of Francisco Madero)
1910, printed 1930
Photo-relief etching wtih engraving
2007.73
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Calavera de la Catrina (Skull of the Female Dandy)
c. 1910, printed 1943
Photo relief etching with engraving
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printed 1942
Engraving, edition 35/100
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El Clown Mexicano (Mexican Clown)
printed 1942
Engraving, edition 35/100
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Te Volvi a Ver (I Saw You Again)
printed 1942
Engraving, edition 35/100
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La Banda (The Band)
printed 1942
Engraving, edition 35/100
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