An old woman with a broom in her hand arguing with a younger woman from a broadside entitled 'El Pleito de Vecindad'

Q: When was "An old woman with a broom in her hand arguing with a younger woman from a broadside entitled 'El Pleito de Vecindad'" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1880–1910.

Q: Is "An old woman with a broom in her hand arguing with a younger woman from a broadside entitled 'El Pleito de Vecindad'" in the public domain?

Yes, An old woman with a broom in her hand arguing with a younger woman from a broadside entitled 'El Pleito de Vecindad' is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

José Sanchez|José Guadalupe Posada

ca. 1880–1910

An old woman with a broom in her hand arguing with a younger woman from a broadside entitled 'El Pleito de Vecindad' by José Sanchez|José Guadalupe Posada

Medium

Type-metal engraving

Dimensions

Sheet: 4 3/4 × 6 11/16 in. (12 × 17 cm) Image: 3 7/16 × 5 3/8 in. (8.8 × 13.7 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Roberto Berdecio, 1960

Accession Number

60.678.21

Tags

WomenBrooms

Art Historical Context

In the lively broadside *El Pleito de Vecad* ("The Neighborhoodrel"), Mexican printmaker José Guadalupe Posada a timeless domestic spat: an old woman brandishing a broom confronts a younger woman, their exaggerated expressions brimming with fiery indignation. Created around 1880–1910, this type-metal engraving exemplifies Posada's mastery of satirical street art, produced as affordable news sheets (corridos ilustrados) sold in Mexican markets to entertain and comment on everyday life. Posada, a pivotal figure in Mexican graphic arts, used bold, high-contrast lines in relief printing—a techniq...

About the Artist

José Sanchez|José Guadalupe Posada (Mexican|Mexican) · 1895 |1851 –1910 |1913

Mexican, active ca. 1900–1910|Mexican, 1851–1913

An old woman with a broom in her hand arguing with a younger woman from a broadside entitled 'El Pleito de Vecindad'

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