A print shop with a printer handing something to a gentleman, from the broadside 'Imprenta de A. Vanegas Arroyo,' published by Antonio Vanegas Arroyo
ca. 1880–1910
Medium
Zincograph
Dimensions
Image: 5 3/16 × 3 3/8 in. (13.2 × 8.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Roberto Berdecio, 1960
Accession Number
60.678.68
Tags
Art Historical Context
This lively zincograph captures a bustling moment in a Mexican print shop, where a printer hands a freshly printed broadside to a well-dressed gentleman. Titled *A print shop with a printer handing something to a gentleman it hails from the broadsideImprenta de A. Vanegas Arroyo*, published the prolific Antonio Vanegas Arroyo around 1880–1910. Attributed to renowned Mexican artist José Guadalupe Posada, possible collaboration from José Sanchez, the modest 5 3/16 × 3 3/8 in. image exemplifies the everyday energy of Mexico City's printing trade. Posada, a master of popular graphics, revolutioni...
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...