Jose Guadalupe Posada Engraving print from original plaque DAY OF THE DEAD

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Hi! Thanks for checking this listing!Engraving by famous Mexican Artist Jose Guadalupe Posada, printed in the 1950s by Arsacio Vanegas grandson of Antonio Vanegas at the VANEGAS ARROYO workshop, using the original plaque from POSADA."CALAVERA ASESINA", INCLUDES CERTIFICATESize of paper 9.5" x 9", original artwork.Provenance: This engraving was part of the collection of Jorge Vanegas, great grand son of Antonio Vanegas Arroyo owner of the print shop where Jose Guadalupe Posada used to work . This piece comes with a provenance letter by the Vanegas family.About Jose Guadalupe Posada:José Guadalupe Posada (February 2, 1852 - January 20, 1913[1]) was a Mexican political printmaker and engraver whose work has influenced many Latin American artists and cartoonists because of its satirical acuteness and social engagement.Posada was born in Aguascalientes on February 2, 1852. His education in his early years was drawn from his older brother Cirilo, a country school teacher, who taught him reading, writing and drawing. As a young teenager he went to work in the workshop of Trinidad Pedroso, who taught him lithography and engraving. In 1871, before he was out of his teens, his career began with a job as the political cartoonist for a local newspaper in Aguascalientes, El Jicote ("The Bumblebee"). The newspaper closed after 11 issues, reputedly because one of Posada's cartoons had offended a powerful local politician.[2] He then moved to the nearby city of León, Guanajuato. There Posada was married to Maria de Jesús Vela on September 20, 1875. In Leon, a former associate of his from Aguascalientes assisted him in starting a printing and commercial illustration shop. They focused on commercial and advertising work, book illustrations, and the printing of posters and other representations of historical and religious figures. Included among these figures were the Virgin of Guadalupe, the Virgin, the Holy Child of Atocha and Saint Sebastian. In 1883, following his success, he was hired as a teacher of lithography at the local Preparatory School. The shop flourished until 1888 when a disastrous flood hit the city. He subsequently moved to Mexico City. His first regular employment in the capital was with La Patria Ilustrada, whose editor was Ireneo Paz, the grandfather of the later famed writer Octavio Paz. He later joined the staff of a publishing firm owned by Antonio Vanegas Arroyo and while at this firm he created a prolific number of book covers and illustrations. Much of his work was also published in sensationalistic broadsides depicting various current events.Posada's best known works are his calaveras, which often assume various costumes, such as the Calavera de la Catrina, the "Skull of the Female Dandy", which was meant to satirize the life of the upper classes during the reign of Porfirio Díaz. Most of his imagery was meant to make a religious or satirical point. Since his death, however, his images have become associated with the Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos, the "Day of the Dead".Largely forgotten by the end of his life, Posada's engravings were brought to a wider audience in the 1920s by the French artist Jean Charlot, who encountered them while visiting Diego Rivera. While Posada died in poverty, his images are well known today as examples of folk art. The muralist José Clemente Orozco knew Posada when he was young, and would look at him work though a window on the way to school, and credited Posada's work as an influence on his own.Check out other engravings by Jose Guadalupe PosadaITEM IS AT OUR MEXICO CITY OFFICE, TIME TO ARRIVE ITS ABOUT ONE WEEKIf you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in touch with us.BUY with confidence, we have a 100% positive feedbackas our more than 2000 feedback show.If the item is grossly misrepresented we will offer a refund for the cost of the item. read more

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