Artworks · José Guadalupe Posada

Calaveras of Artisans

1871 · Relief print on paper

40 × 29.6 cm (15 3/4 × 11 11/16 in.)

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A Noisy Gathering of Calaveras

1871 · Relief print on paper

40.1 × 30.4 cm (15 13/16 × 12 in.)

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Prayer Dedicated to the Shadow of Saint Peter

1871 · Relief etching on paper

40.5 × 30.4 cm (16 × 12 in.)

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A Humorous Calavera

1871 · Double-sided relief engraving on zinc and typemetal on paper

40.2 × 29.8 cm (15 7/8 × 11 3/4 in.)

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Sensitive Death

1871 · Lithograph on paper

40.2 × 8.7 cm (15 7/8 × 3 7/16 in.)

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El cancionero popular, hoja num. 14 (The Popular Songbook, Sheet No. 14)

1871 · Relief print on paper

29.9 × 39.8 cm (11 13/16 × 15 11/16 in.)

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The Calavera of Cholera

1871 · Relief print on paper

40.6 × 29.7 cm (16 × 11 3/4 in.)

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¡Terrible y verdadera noticia! (Terrible and Real News!)

1871 · Relief print on paper

29.9 × 40.3 cm (11 13/16 × 15 7/8 in.)

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Already the Authority...

1871 · Relief print on paper

30 × 20.2 cm (11 13/16 × 8 in.)

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Verses of Valentin Mancera

1871 · Relief print on paper

30 × 20.3 cm (11 13/16 × 8 in.)

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Cupid's Calavera

1871 · Relief print on paper

40 × 30 cm (15 3/4 × 11 13/16 in.)

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Murder of Don Francisco Aguirre

1871 · Relief print on paper

30.1 × 40.5 cm (11 7/8 × 16 in.)

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El cancionero popular, num. 8 (The Popular Songbook, No. 8)

1871 · Relief print on paper

30.1 × 40.1 cm (11 7/8 × 15 13/16 in.)

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El cancionero popular, num. 3 (The Popular Songbook, No. 3)

1871 · Relief print on paper

30.1 × 40.2 cm (11 7/8 × 15 7/8 in.)

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El cancionero popular, num. 9 (The Popular Songbook, No. 9)

1871 · Relief print on paper

29.9 × 40.2 cm (11 13/16 × 15 7/8 in.)

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El cnacionero popular, num. 14 (The Popular Songbook, no. 14)

1871 · Relief print on paper

30.2 × 40.5 cm (11 15/16 × 16 in.)

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Unas lindas mañanitas a las muchachas bonitas (A Lovely Serenade for the Pretty Ladies)

1871 · Relief print on paper

30 × 40.3 cm (11 13/16 × 15 7/8 in.)

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Versos muy extravagantes (Very Extravagant Verses)

1871 · Relief print on paper

30.2 × 39.9 cm (11 15/16 × 15 3/4 in.)

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El cancionero popular, num. 5 (The Popular Songbook, No. 5)

1871 · Relief print on paper

30.1 × 40 cm (11 7/8 × 15 3/4 in.)

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Unas lindas mañanitas a las muchachas bonitas (A Lovely Serenade for the Pretty Ladies)

1871 · Relief print on paper

30 × 40.1 cm (11 13/16 × 15 13/16 in.)

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El valiente costeño (The Brave Man from the Coast)

1871 · Relief print on paper

30.1 × 40.3 cm (11 7/8 × 15 7/8 in.)

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La mujer con cien maridos como alfileres prendidos (The women with hundreds of husbands like pins on fire)

1871 · Relief print on paper

30.2 × 40.1 cm (11 15/16 × 15 13/16 in.)

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Corrido del diestro Banderillero Antonio Soriano (a) Maera Chico (Ballad of the Skilled Bullfighter Antonio Soriano, also known as Maera Chico)

1871 · Relief print on paper

30 × 39.8 cm (11 13/16 × 15 11/16 in.)

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Calavera: Historica-Religiosa (Calavera: Historic-Religious)

1871 · Relief print on paper

40.3 × 29.4 cm (15 7/8 × 11 5/8 in.)

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¡Adiós, adiós! El último corrido de la despedida de Chonforo Vico (Goodbye, Goodbye! The Last Ballad of Chonforo Vico's Farewell)

1871 · Relief print on paper

30.2 × 40.1 cm (11 15/16 × 15 13/16 in.)

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El cancionero popular, num. 17 (The Popular Songbook, No. 17)

1871 · Relief print on paper

29.8 × 41.1 cm (11 3/4 × 16 3/16 in.)

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Formidable inundación en la colonia Valle Gomez (The Formidable Flood in the Valle Gomez Neighborhood)

1871 · Relief print on paper

30.3 × 40.2 cm (11 15/16 × 15 7/8 in.)

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El cancionero popular, hoja num. 1 (The Popular Songbook, Sheet No. 1)

1871 · Relief print on paper

29.7 × 40.4 cm (11 3/4 × 15 15/16 in.)

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The San Juan de los Lagos Fair

1871 · Relief print on paper

30 × 40.1 cm (11 13/16 × 15 13/16 in.)

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Calavera de la hora oficial (Calavera of the Official Time)

1871 · Relief print on paper

40.5 × 30.2 cm (16 × 11 15/16 in.)

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El cancionero popular, num. 16 (The Popular Songbook, No. 16)

1871 · Relief print on paper

30 × 40.3 cm (11 13/16 × 15 7/8 in.)

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Calavera cismatica (Schismatic Calavera)

1871 · Relief print on paper

40.1 × 29.9 cm (15 13/16 × 11 13/16 in.)

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Horrible suceso (Horrible Incident)

1871 · Relief print on paper

30 × 40.5 cm (11 13/16 × 16 in.)

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In Honor of the Lord of Wonders

1871 · Relief print on paper

30.1 × 20.7 cm (11 7/8 × 8 3/16 in.)

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Tremendo atentado (Tremendous Attempt)

1871 · Relief print on paper

30.2 × 40.4 cm (11 15/16 × 15 15/16 in.)

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El fin del mundo se aproxima (The End of the World is Approaching)

1871 · Relief print on paper

30.2 × 40.2 cm (11 15/16 × 15 7/8 in.)

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The Devil Butts With His Head

1871 · Relief engraving on typemetal on paper

18.5 × 14.6 cm (7 5/16 × 5 3/4 in.)

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The Veterinarian

1871 · Relief engraving on typemetal on paper

18.5 × 14.4 cm (7 5/16 × 5 11/16 in.)

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The Impromptu Doctor

1871 · Relief engraving on typemetal on paper

18.5 × 14.1 cm (7 5/16 × 5 9/16 in.)

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The Popular Toastmaster

1871 · Relief engraving on typemetal on paper

18.6 × 13.8 cm (7 3/8 × 5 7/16 in.)

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The Streetcleaners

1871 · Relief engraving on typemetal on paper

18.7 × 14.7 cm (7 3/8 × 5 13/16 in.)

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Saint George

1871 · Relief engraving on typemetal on paper

19 × 14.4 cm (7 1/2 × 5 11/16 in.)

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Portrait

1871 · Engraving on typemetal on paper

18.6 × 14.2 cm (7 3/8 × 5 5/8 in.)

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Illustration for a Story

1871 · Relief etching on zinc on paper

14.3 × 18.6 cm (5 11/16 × 7 3/8 in.)

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Mexican Clown, no. 5

1871 · Relief engraving on typemetal on paper

18.9 × 14 cm (7 1/2 × 5 9/16 in.)

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The Police

1871 · Relief etching on zinc on paper

18.5 × 13.6 cm (7 5/16 × 5 3/8 in.)

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Gambler

1871 · Relief engraving on typemetal on paper

18.6 × 13.8 cm (7 3/8 × 5 7/16 in.)

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Mexican Clown, no 6

1871 · Relief engraving on typemetal on paper

18.1 × 14.1 cm (7 3/16 × 5 9/16 in.)

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