A man wearing bloomers and a hat looking through merchandise
ca. 1880–1910
Medium
Zincograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 3/4 × 6 7/8 in. (12 × 17.5 cm) Image: 3 1/4 × 5 1/16 in. (8.3 × 12.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Roberto Berdecio, 1960
Accession Number
60.678.19
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the bustling print culture of late 19th- and early 20th-century Mexico, José Guadalupe Posada created this whimsical zincograph, *A Man Wearing Bloomers and a Hat Looking Merchandise* (ca. 1880–1910). Posada, a master of popular illustration, was renowned for his satirical broadsheets that poked fun at society, fashion, and daily life during the Porfiriato era. This small-scale print (image: 3¼ × 5⅛ in.) captures a dapper yet absurd figure—a man in loose bloomers (then associated with women's undergarments) and a stylish hat—browsing goods, likely commenting on shifting gender norms or flee...
About the Artist
José Guadalupe Posada|José Sanchez · 1852–1913
José Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913) was a Mexican printmaker and engraver who revolutionized popular art and created some of the most iconic images in Mexican culture. Working primarily with publisher Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, he produced over 20,000 images during his career—inexpensive broadsheets sold for a penny on colored paper that made his art accessible to even the poorest workers. He transform...