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The Artistic Purgatory, Wherein Sprawl the Calaveras of Artists and Artisans Wall Art
ART BY: José Guadalupe Posada
The Artistic Purgatory, Wherein Sprawl the Calaveras of Artists and Artisans Wall Art
ART BY: José Guadalupe Posada
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The Artistic Purgatory, Wherein Sprawl the Calaveras of Artists and Artisans is a relief engraving or photo relief etching on wove paper by José Guadalupe Posada (1852–1913). The artist is catalogued as Mexican. The source scan comes from the Art Institute of Chicago, and the file offered here measures 2011 × 3000 px (1.7 MB). It is filed under Prints and Art Nouveau, in portrait format. Archive Lane holds 714 works by José Guadalupe Posada, a Mexican artist.
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.
Biography adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). All works by José Guadalupe Posada →
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