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Jose Guadalupe Posada (Mexican, 1851-1913)
Available Works
Famed newspaper caricaturist and graphic artist of the Mexican Revolution, Jose Guadalupe Posada is one of the country's most beloved printmakers. Posada’s work had a profound influence on later Mexican artists including Orozco, Rivera, and Mendez. His political passion and acerbic wit pervade the engraved broadsides and inexpensive cartoons he prolifically produced. Sensational works with unflinching social messages, Posada's broadsides have the spontaneous strength of popular art.
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Publications: Jose Guadalupe Posada: 150 Years
Paperback. 124 pages. Over 200 black and white illustrations. Includes Game of the Goose fold-out paper board game.
Edited by Artemio Rodriguez. Published by La Mano Press, 2003.
$20 + tax.
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Full Sheet Broadsides
Jesus Bruno Martinez
Full sheet broadside, c. 1910. Type metal engraving. Published by Antonio Vanegas Arroyo.
14-1/4 x 10-1/4 inches.
[4859]
$700
La Calavera Monetaria (The Monetary Skull)
Full sheet broadside, 1919. Type metal engraving on blue stock. Image signed in the plate. Published by Antonio Vanegas Arroyo.
15-3/4 x 11-3/4 inches.
[11002]
SOLD
Barata de Calaveras (Market of Skulls)
Full sheet broadside, 1910. Type metal engraving on pink stock. Published by Antonio Vanegas Arroyo.
15-5/8 x 11-7/8 inches.
[10998]
SOLD
El Gran Jucio Universal (The Great Universal Judgment)
Type metal engraving, 1899. Published by Antonio Vanegas Arroyo. Posada’s vision of the Last Judgment reflects the widely held belief that the world would end on Nov. 14, 1899. Exhibited in Spirit of Mexico: Posada, Political Prints & Folk Retablos University of Washington Jacob Lawrence Gallery, 2008.
15 x 11-1/2 inches.
[11007]
SOLD
Calaveras de Coyotes y Meseras (Skulls of Coyotes and Waitresses)
Type metal engraving on purple stock, 1919. Published by Antonio Vanegas Arroyo. Exhibited in Spirit of Mexico: Posada, Political Prints & Folk Retablos University of Washington Jacob Lawrence Gallery, 2008.
15 x 11-1/2 inches.
[11005]
SOLD
Reñido y Sangriento Combate (Quarrels and Bloody Combat)
Full sheet broadside, early 20th c. Type metal engraving. Published by Antonio Vanegas Arroyo.
13-3/4 x 10-1/4 inches.
[10636]
$600
La Próxima Ejecución de Francisco Guerrero (á) el Chalequero, Degollador de Mujeres. (The Next Execution of Francisco Guerrero (á) el Chalequero, Executioner of Women)
Full sheet broadside, 1910. Type metal engraving. Published by Antonio Vanegas Arroyo. Minor losses at sheet edges.
14-1/4 x 10-1/4 inches.
[4855]
$700
Guadelupe Beharano en las Bartolinas de Belen (Guadelupe Beharano in the Dungeons of Belen)
Full sheet broadside, early 20th c. Type metal engraving. Published by Antonio Vanegas Arroyo.
14-1/4 x 10-1/4 inches.
[4856]
SOLD
Half Sheet Broadsides & Ephemera
El Valiente Costeño (The Brave Coast Dweller)
Half sheet broadside, early 20th c. Type metal engraving. Text verso. Three small holes. Marginal losses and some light offsetting..
10 x 6-1/4 inches.
[10622]
$250
El Valiente de Guadalajara (The Brave one of Guadalajara)
Half sheet broadside, early 20th c. Type metal engraving. Exhibited in Spirit of Mexico: Posada, Political Prints & Folk Retablos University of Washington Jacob Lawrence Gallery, 2008.
8 x 11-3/4 inches.
[17654]
$400
Suceso Nunca Visito - Rosa La Bruja (Unheard of Event - Rosa the Witch)
Half sheet broadside, early 20th c. Zinc relief etching. Text verso.
11-3/4 x 7-3/4 inches.
[17658]
SOLD
Verdaderos Vebsos (sic) de Macario Romero (The True Verses of Macario Romero)
Type metal engraving, 1911. Text verso. Minor marginal losses along right edge of sheet, well away from border. Reference: Library of Congress, Posada’s Mexico, p. 149, no. 9.
9-3/4 x 6-1/4 inches.
[25065]
SOLD
Espantoso Crimen Nunca Visto - Mujer peor que las fieras!! (A frightening, unheard of crime - A woman worse than wild animals!!)
Zinc relief etching, early 20th c. Text verso.
9-3/4 x 6-1/2 inches.
[17656]
SOLD
Horroroso Ejemplar (A Horrible Example)
Half sheet broadside, early 20th c. Type metal engraving.
10-1/4 x 6-1/2 inches.
[22679]
SOLD
Asombroso Suceso (Astonishing Happening)
Half sheet broadside, early 20th c. Type metal engraving.
10-3/8 x 6-1/2 inches.
[22678]
SOLD
Terrible Temblor (Terrible Earthquake)
Half sheet broadside, 1911. Type metal engraving.
10 x 6-1/4 inches.
[22677]
$350
El Cadáver de Antonio Montes Convertido en Carbon (The Corpse of Antonio Montes Became Carbon)
Half sheet broadside, 1907. Zinc relief etching. Text verso. Marginal losses. Staining at sheet edges. One of the most famous bullfighters to ever perform in Mexico, the Spaniard Antonio Montes died from injuries sustained fighting a bull in Mexico in 1907.
9-3/4 x 6-1/2 inches.
[10625]
$250
Tristisimos Recuerdos de Antonio Montes (Sad memories of Antonio Montes)
Half sheet broadside, 1908. Zinc relief etching. Text verso. Marginal losses. Staining at sheet edges. One of the most famous bullfighters to ever perform in Mexico, the Spaniard Antonio Montes died from injuries sustained fighting a bull in Mexico in 1907.
9-5/8 x 6-3/8 inches.
[10621]
$250
Horrorosa Noticia! Robo Sacrilego (Horrible News! A Sacrilegious Robbery)
Half sheet broadside, early 20th c. Type-metal engraving. Text verso. Two small holes. Marginal loss, lower left.
10-1/8 x 6-3/4 inches.
[10620]
SOLD
Increible Suceso - Una Mujer que se Convierte en Piedra (Incredible Event - A Woman who Turns to Stone)
Half sheet broadside, 1903. Zinc relief etching. Text verso. Repaired losses in margins. Brittle sheet with some slight discoloration. The subject of this print is Doña Eugenia Chavéz, who has just “turned to stone” from the neck down. Her paralysis ensued when she failed to uphold her end of a bargain she made with the Virgin Mary during a period of sickness.
9-3/4 x 6-1/4 inches.
[10624]
SOLD
El Placer de la Niñes: Coleccion de Monologos (The Pleasure of Childhood: A Collection of Monologues)
Chapbook, c. 1895. Zinc relief etching by Posada on cover, signed in the plate. Contains four pages of printed text.
6 x 4 inches.
[10618]
$175
Later Printings
El Consultorio Medico (The Medical Consultation)
Wood engraving from 25 Prints of José Guadelupe Posada. Published by La Estampa Mexicana, 1942.
5 x 3-1/2 inches.
[10039]
$140
El Brindador Popular (The Toast)
Wood engraving from 25 Prints of José Guadelupe Posada. Published by La Estampa Mexicana, 1942.
5-1/4 x 3-1/2 inches.
[10033]
$140
Te Volvi a Ver (I Saw You Again)
Wood engraving from 25 Prints of José Guadelupe Posada. Published by La Estampa Mexicana, 1942.
5 x 3-1/2 inches.
[10032]
$145
Los Gendarmes (The Police)
Wood engraving from 25 Prints of José Guadelupe Posada. Published by La Estampa Mexicana, 1942.
5 x 3-1/2 inches.
[10035]
$125
Retrato (Portrait)
Wood engraving from 25 Prints of José Guadelupe Posada. Published by La Estampa Mexicana, 1942.
3-1/8 x 2-3/8 inches.
[10047]
SOLD
Separación del Cuerpo y del Alma (Separation of Body and Soul)
Woodcut. Series: El Muñeci de Cartón, p. 30. Printed in 1920s for exhibition at Cisnero’s Gallery, NYC. Slightly light struck.
3-1/4 x 5-1/2 inches.
[10633b]
$125
Fusilamiento Bruno Martinez (Execution of Bruno Martinez)
Woodcut. Printed in 1920s for exhibition at Cisnero’s Gallery, NYC. Slightly light struck.
5 x 7-7/8 inches.
[10327]
$225
La Banda (The Band)
Wood engraving from 25 Prints of José Guadelupe Posada. Published by La Estampa Mexicana, 1942.
1-3/8 x 3-1/4 inches.
[10034]
$145
