Cover for 'Olas que el Viento Arrastran para 1901', a man serenading a woman in a row boat
Medium
Zincograph and letterpress in pink and black ink on beige paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 5 13/16 × 7 7/8 in. (14.8 × 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
46.46.213
Tags
Art Historical Context
This charming zincograph and letterpress print, created around 1901 by the renowned Mexican artist José Guadalupe Posada in collaboration with publisher Antonio Van Arroyo, serves as the cover for *Olas que el Vientorastran para 190*—a popular ballad or *corrida*. It depicts a romantic scene: a man in a rowboat serenading a woman with guitar in hand, evoking Mexico's rich tradition of folk music and courtship rituals amid gentle waves. Posada, a master of bold, graphic line work, captures the whimsy and everyday poetry of turn-of-the-century Mexican life in this intimate 5 13/16 × 7 7/8 in. sh...
About the Artist
José Guadalupe Posada|Antonio Vanegas Arroyo · 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...