A standoff between an unarmed soldier and a group of armed soldiers
ca. 1880–1910
Medium
Zincograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 1/2 × 4 1/4 in. (11.4 × 10.8 cm) Image: 2 9/16 × 2 3/4 in. (6.5 × 7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Roberto Berdecio, 1960
Accession Number
60.678.29
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Mexican printmaker José Guadalupe Posada the turbulent spirit of his nation through bold, satirical imagery. This zincograph, titled *A Standoff Between an Unarmed and a Group of Armed* (ca. 1880–1910), exemplifies mastery of relief printing on zinc plates—a technique that allowed for inexpensive, mass-produced broadsheets critiquing social and political unrest during Mexico's Porfiriato and the lead-up to the 1910 Revolution. The intimate composition, measuring just 2 9/16 × 2 3/4 inches, depicts a tense confrontation: a lone, unarmed soldier faces ...
About the Artist
José Sanchez|José Guadalupe Posada (Mexican|Mexican) · 1895 |1851 –1910 |1913
Mexican, active ca. 1900–1910|Mexican, 1851–1913