Profile of a man looking to the right
ca. 1880–1910
Medium
Type-metal engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 1/8 × 3 11/16 in. (10.5 × 9.3 cm) Image: 3 1/16 × 2 3/8 in. (7.8 × 6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Roberto Berdecio, 1960
Accession Number
60.678.30
Tags
Art Historical Context
This intimate type-metal engraving, titled *Profile of a Man Looking the Right*, captures a, side-view portrait of a man, attributed to the prolific Mexican printmaker José Guadalupeada (with possible involvement from José Sanchez). Created around 1880–1910, it exemplifies Posada's mastery of relief printing techniques on type-metal—a durable alloy typically used for typesetting. This medium allowed for inexpensive, high-volume production, making his works accessible to everyday audiences through newspapers, broadsheets, andbooks during Mexico's Porfiriato era. Posada, a pioneer of Mexican gr...
About the Artist
José Sanchez|José Guadalupe Posada (Mexican|Mexican) · 1895 |1851 –1910 |1913
Mexican, active ca. 1900–1910|Mexican, 1851–1913