Elegantly dressed male and female skeletons arm in arm (vignette for the feast of the dead)
at Metropolitan Museum of Art
José Guadalupe Posada
Mexican1852–1913
About
José Guadalupe Posada Aguilar was a Mexican political printmaker who used relief printing to produce popular illustrations. His work has influenced numerous Latin American artists and cartoonists because of its satirical acuteness and social engagement. He used skulls, calaveras, and bones to show political and cultural critiques. Among his most enduring works is La Calavera Catrina.
Notable works
The very Sensational Plot of Jesús Negrete, a.k.a., The Tiger of Santa Julia
at Museo Nacional de Arte
Calavera Maderista
at National Gallery of Art
Works in the collection
3 works
Elegantly dressed male and female skeletons arm in arm (vignette for the feast of the dead)
at Metropolitan Museum of Art
The very Sensational Plot of Jesús Negrete, a.k.a., The Tiger of Santa Julia
at Museo Nacional de Arte
Calavera Maderista
at National Gallery of Art
More by José Guadalupe Posada in institutions
Museo Nacional de Arte
Cuauhtémoc, Mexico
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Manhattan, United States
National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C., United States
