Broadsheet with a verse about a woman who rejects a male suitor for another, vignettes of a woman talking to various men
ca. 1900–1913
Medium
Zincograph and letterpress on tan paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 5/8 × 7 7/8 in. (29.5 × 20 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1946
Accession Number
46.46.126
Tags
Art Historical Context
This spirited broadsheet by José Guadalupe Posada captures the playful drama of courtship in early 20th-century Mexico. Titled *Broadsheet with a about a woman who rejects male suitor for another vignettes of a woman talking various men*, it features rhyming verse alongside vignettes depicting a coquettish woman chatting with multiple suitors, ultimately spurning one for another. Printed on tan paper around 1900–1913, this work exemplifies Posada's mastery of popular satire, blending humor with social commentary on romance and gender dynamics. Posada, a pioneering Mexican printmaker, was reno...
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...