A profile of a man with a dark mustache and big nose
ca. 1880–1910
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
Sheet: 1 3/16 × 1 1/8 in. (3 × 2.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Jean Charlot, 1930
Accession Number
30.82.75
Tags
Art Historical Context
José Guadalupe Posada, a Mexican printmaker active during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, this intimate woodcut profile around 1880–1910. Titled *A Profile of a Man with a Dark Mustache and Big Nose*, diminutive print (just 1 3/16 × 1 1/8 inches) captures a sharply defined male silhouette with exaggerated facial features—hallmarks of Posada's satirical style. Working in Mexico City amid the Porfiriato era and the lead-up to the Mexican Revolution Posada produced affordable broadsheets and illustrations for newspapers, using bold, high-contrast lines to comment on society, politics, and...
About the Artist
José Guadalupe Posada · 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...