Artworks · José Guadalupe Posada

Calavera of Francisco Madero, from Calavera Maderista

1944 · relief etching (zinc) on China paper

sheet: 35.3 × 19.5 cm (13 7/8 × 7 11/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Calavera of Francisco Madero, from Calavera Maderista

1944 · Relief etching from a zinc plate on grayish-ivory China paper

Image: 30 × 13.3 cm (11 13/16 × 5 1/4 in.); Sheet: 40.7 × 22.9 cm (16 1/16 × 9 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Calavera of Francisco Madero, from Calavera Maderista

1944 · Relief etching from a zinc plate on ivory Japanese paper

Image: 29.9 × 13 cm (11 13/16 × 5 1/8 in.); Sheet: 35.7 × 19 cm (14 1/16 × 7 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Calavera of Francisco Madero, from Calavera Maderista

1944 · Relief etching from a zinc plate on grayish-ivory China paper

Image: 29.7 × 13.2 cm (11 3/4 × 5 1/4 in.); Sheet: 33.3 × 22 cm (13 1/8 × 8 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Calavera of Francisco Madero, from Calavera Maderista

1944 · Relief etching from a zinc plate on grayish-ivory China paper

Image: 30.2 × 13.3 cm (11 15/16 × 5 1/4 in.); Sheet: 41.2 × 20.6 cm (16 1/4 × 8 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Dandies (Los Lagartijos) from 25 Prints of José Guadalupe Posada

1942 · Engraving from a portfolio of seventeen engravings and eight etchings

composition: 5 1/8 x 3 7/16" (13 x 8.7 cm); sheet: 7 5/16 x 5 5/8" (18.5 x 14.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Illustration for a Story (Ilustración para un Cuento) from 25 Prints of José Guadalupe Posada

1942 · Engraving from a portfolio of seventeen engravings and eight etchings

composition: 4 5/16 x 6 5/16" (10.9 x 16.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Mexican Clown (El Clown Mexicano) from 25 Prints of José Guadalupe Posada

1942 · Engraving from a portfolio of seventeen engravings and eight etchings

composition: 5 1/16 x 3 3/8" (12.9 x 8.6 cm); sheet: 7 5/16 x 5 1/2" (18.5 x 14 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Mexican Clown (El Clown Mexicano) from 25 Prints of José Guadalupe Posada

1942 · Engraving from a portfolio of seventeen engravings and eight etchings

composition: 3 7/16 x 5 1/8" (8.7 x 13 cm); sheet: 7 5/16 x 5 3/8" (18.5 x 13.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Band (La Banda) from 25 Prints of José Guadalupe Posada

1942 · Etching from a portfolio of seventeen engravings and eight etchings

composition: 1 7/16 x 3 1/4" (3.6 x 8.3 cm); sheet: 5 5/16 x 7 5/16" (13.5 x 18.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Popular Toastmaster (El Brindador Popular) from 25 Prints of José Guadalupe Posada

1942 · Engraving from a portfolio of seventeen engravings and eight etchings

composition: 5 3/8 x 3 7/16" (13.6 x 8.8 cm); sheet: 7 5/16 x 5 7/16" (18.6 x 13.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Policemen (Los Gendarmes) from 25 Prints of José Guadalupe Posada

1942 · Etching from a portfolio of seventeen engravings and eight etchings

composition: 5 3/16 x 3 7/16" (13.1 x 8.7 cm); sheet: 7 1/16 x 5 1/4" (18 x 13.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Automobile (El Automovil) from 25 Prints of José Guadalupe Posada

1942 · Etching from a portfolio of seventeen engravings and eight etchings

composition: 5 1/4 x 3 7/16" (13.4 x 8.7 cm); sheet: 7 5/16 x 5 5/16" (18.5 x 13.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

From Torreon to Lerdo (De Torreon a Lerdo) from 25 Prints of José Guadalupe Posada

1942 · Etching from a portfolio of seventeen engravings and eight etchings

composition: 5 1/4 x 3 7/16" (13.4 x 8.7 cm); sheet: 7 5/16 x 5 7/16" (18.6 x 13.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Butcher (Carnicero) from 25 Prints of José Guadalupe Posada

1942 · Etching from a portfolio of seventeen engravings and eight etchings

composition: 1 1/8 x 1 7/16" (2.8 x 3.7 cm); sheet: 7 1/16 x 5 11/16" (18 x 14.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

I Saw You Again (Te Volve a Ver) from 25 Prints of José Guadalupe Posada

1942 · Engraving from a portfolio of seventeen engravings and eight etchings

composition: 5 1/16 x 3 1/4" (12.9 x 8.2 cm); sheet: 7 5/16 x 5 1/2" (18.5 x 14 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

St. George (San Jorge) from 25 Prints of José Guadalupe Posada

1942 · Engraving from a portfolio of seventeen engravings and eight etchings

composition: 2 3/4 x 2 11/16" (7 x 6.9 cm); sheet: 7 5/16 x 5 9/16" (18.5 x 14.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Medical Consultation (El Consultorio Medical) from 25 Prints of José Guadalupe Posada

1942 · Etching from a portfolio of seventeen engravings and eight etchings

composition: 5 1/16 x 3 3/8" (12.8 x 8.6 cm); sheet: 7 5/16 x 5 1/2" (18.5 x 14 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

¡Ilusiones fantásticas! (Fantastic Illusions!)

1925 · Relief engraving or photo relief etching on buff wove paper

35.1 × 25 cm (13 7/8 × 9 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Fatal Tango!

1921 · Relief etching on zinc on paper

14.9 × 20 cm (5 7/8 × 7 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Farewell of a Man From Pachuca

1920 · Relief print on paper

30.2 × 20.5 cm (11 15/16 × 8 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Crazy Machine!

1920 · Relief print on paper

29.7 × 19.1 cm (11 3/4 × 7 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Pantheon of Miscellany

1919 · Lithograph on wove paper

Image: 21.7 × 21.8 cm (8 9/16 × 8 5/8 in.); Sheet: 59.7 × 40.4 cm (23 9/16 × 15 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Calavera of the Press (Calavera de la prensa)

1919 · Broadside with relief etching and letterpress

composition: 13 7/8 x 10 1/4" (35.2 x 26 cm); sheet: 15 3/4 x 11 5/8" (40 x 29.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

El premio grande de la Lotería Nacional - Segunda Parte (The National Lottery Jackpot - Part Two) from Teatro Infantil: colección de comedias para representarse por niños o titeres (Children's Theater: A Collection of Comedies to be Performed by Children or Puppets)

1918 · One from a series of twenty seven pamphlets with relief etching and letterpress

sheet (approx.): 6 × 4" (15.2 × 10.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Por Josefita (For Josefita) from Teatro Infantil: colección de comedias para representarse por niños o titeres (Children's Theater: A Collection of Comedies to be Performed by Children or Puppets)

1918 · One from a series of twenty seven pamphlets with relief etching and letterpress

sheet (approx.): 6 × 4" (15.2 × 10.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

La Isla de San Balandrán (The Island of San Balandrán) from Teatro Infantil: colección de comedias para representarse por niños o titeres (Children's Theater: A Collection of Comedies to be Performed by Children or Puppets)

1918 · One from a series of twenty seven pamphlets with relief etching and letterpress

sheet (approx.): 6 × 4" (15.2 × 10.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

El Juzgado de Paz (The Justice of the Peace) from Teatro Infantil: colección de comedias para representarse por niños o titeres (Children's Theater: A Collection of Comedies to be Performed by Children or Puppets)

1918 · One from a series of twenty seven pamphlets with relief etching and letterpress

sheet (approx.): 6 × 4" (15.2 × 10.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Los Sustos del Valedor (The Protector's Scare) from Teatro Infantil: colección de comedias para representarse por niños o titeres (Children's Theater: A Collection of Comedies to be Performed by Children or Puppets)

1918 · One from a series of twenty seven pamphlets with relief etching and letterpress

sheet (approx.): 6 × 4" (15.2 × 10.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Contra la Corriente (Against the Current) from Teatro Infantil: colección de comedias para representarse por niños o titeres (Children's Theater: A Collection of Comedies to be Performed by Children or Puppets)

1918 · One from a series of twenty seven pamphlets with relief etching and letterpress

sheet (approx.): 6 × 4" (15.2 × 10.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

La Gran Via (The Great Way) from Teatro Infantil: colección de comedias para representarse por niños o titeres (Children's Theater: A Collection of Comedies to be Performed by Children or Puppets)

1918 · One from a series of twenty seven pamphlets with relief etching and letterpress

sheet (approx.): 6 × 4" (15.2 × 10.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Un Chasco Furibundo (A Furious Disappointment) from Teatro Infantil: colección de comedias para representarse por niños o titeres (Children's Theater: A Collection of Comedies to be Performed by Children or Puppets)

1918 · One from a series of twenty seven pamphlets with relief etching and letterpress

sheet (approx.): 6 × 4" (15.2 × 10.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

La Venganza de un Ratero (A Thief's Revenge) from Teatro Infantil: colección de comedias para representarse por niños o titeres (Children's Theater: A Collection of Comedies to be Performed by Children or Puppets)

1918 · One from a series of twenty seven pamphlets with relief etching and letterpress

sheet (approx.): 6 × 4" (15.2 × 10.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Relación para los Danzantes from Teatro Infantil: colección de comedias para representarse por niños o titeres (Children's Theater: A Collection of Comedies to be Performed by Children or Puppets)

1918 · One from a series of twenty seven pamphlets with relief etching and letterpress

sheet (approx.): 6 × 4" (15.2 × 10.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

El Jorobado - Segunda Parte (The Hunchback - Part Two) from Teatro Infantil: colección de comedias para representarse por niños o titeres (Children's Theater: A Collection of Comedies to be Performed by Children or Puppets)

1918 · One from a series of twenty seven pamphlets with relief etching and letterpress

sheet (approx.): 6 × 4" (15.2 × 10.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

El Jorobado - Primera Parte (The Hunchback - Part One) from Teatro Infantil: colección de comedias para representarse por niños o titeres (Children's Theater: A Collection of Comedies to be Performed by Children or Puppets)

1918 · One from a series of twenty seven pamphlets with relief etching and letterpress

sheet (approx.): 6 × 4" (15.2 × 10.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

El premio grande de la Lotería Nacional - Primera Parte (The National Lottery Jackpot - Part One) from Teatro Infantil: colección de comedias para representarse por niños o titeres (Children's Theater: A Collection of Comedies to be Performed by Children or Puppets)

1918 · One from a series of twenty seven pamphlets with relief etching and letterpress

sheet (approx.): 6 × 4" (15.2 × 10.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Horrible Fear of Mothers...Kidnappers

1915 · Relief print on paper

Art Institute of Chicago

The Starving Calavera

1915 · Relief engraving in typemetal on orange wove paper

40.5 × 29.9 cm (16 × 11 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Calavera of the Masses

1915 · Photo-relief etching on pink wove paper

Comp: 40.4 × 28.7 cm (15 15/16 × 11 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Serafina

1914 · metalcut and letterpress on yellow newsprint

sheet: 28.5 x 19.8 cm (11 1/4 x 7 13/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Corrido of the Cockroach

1913 · Relief engraving on zinc on paper

30.6 × 20.4 cm (12 1/16 × 8 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Strikers of Orizaba

1913 · Relief engraving on zinc on paper

29.4 × 19.7 cm (11 5/8 × 7 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Tap Dance

1913 · Relief print on paper

30.5 × 19.6 cm (12 1/16 × 7 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Formidable Explosion in Tacubaya (Formidable explosion en Tacuba D.F.)

1913 · Double-sided broadside with relief engraving and letterpress

composition: 9 15/16 x 6 1/4" (25.2 x 15.8 cm); sheet: 11 11/16 x 8" (29.7 x 20.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Crime of La Bejarano (Crímenes de la Bejarano)

1913 · Relief engraving

composition: 6 1/4 x 9 3/4" (15.8 x 24.8cm); sheet: 6 5/16 x 9 15/16" (16 x 25.3cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Hand-me-downs of Dandies

1912 · Relief engraving on paper (upper left) and photo relief etching (lower left) on tan wove paper

30.2 × 40.6 cm (11 15/16 × 16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Great Triumphal March

1911 · Photo relief etching with engraving on wove paper

29.8 × 20.7 cm (11 3/4 × 8 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago