Leopoldo Méndez
La Carta II (The Letter II)

La Carta II (The Letter II)

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La Carta II (The Letter II)
La Carta II (The Letter II)
ArtistMexican, 1903–1969
CultureMexican
Titles
  • La Carta II (The Letter II)
Date1942
PlaceMexico
MediumWood engraving on laid paper
DimensionsBlock: 5 3/4 × 5 1/8 in. (14.6 × 13 cm)
Sheet: 9 5/8 × 7 7/8 in. (24.4 × 20 cm)
Credit LineGift of Frank Ribelin
Object number2007.53
Not on view

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Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"Going with the Grain: Woodcuts from Houston Collections," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, January 31—April 19, 2009 (Cameron Gallery).
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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Recto: Signed in graphite, below image, lower right: Méndez
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