Leopoldo Méndez
Las antorchas (The Torches)

ExpandFavorite

Artist Leopoldo Méndez (Mexican, 1903–1969)Mexican, 1903–1969

Publisher La Estampa Mexicana (Mexico City)Mexico City

Print studio El Taller de Gráfica Popular (Mexico City)Mexico City

CultureMexican

Titles

Las antorchas (The Torches)
from the portfolio Rio Escondido: Ten Prints by Leopoldo Méndez

Date1947, printed 1948

Published inMexico City, Mexico

MediumLinoleum cut on ivory wove paper, edition 133/150

DimensionsBlock: 12 × 16 3/8 in. (30.5 × 41.6 cm)
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 20 in. (40.5 × 50.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of the friends of Freda Radoff

Object number56.28.9

Not on view

Explore Further

Department

Prints and Drawings

Object Type

PRINTS

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

bottom left below block in pencil "9."
verso top left in pencil "CR"

bottom right below block in pencil "Mendez"

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.