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Warning Song of Madame Snail

A work made of wood engraving on grayish-ivory china paper.
© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SOMAAP, Mexico City

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  • A work made of wood engraving on grayish-ivory china paper.

Date:

1945

Artist:

Leopoldo Méndez (Mexican, 1902-1969)
printed by the artist at El Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
published by La Estampa Mexicana
illustrations for the book Incidentes Melódicos del Mundo Irracional by Juan de la Cabada

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Leopoldo Méndez

Title

Warning Song of Madame Snail

Place

Mexico (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1945

Medium

Wood engraving on grayish-ivory China paper

Dimensions

Image/plate: 5.6 × 12.5 cm (2 1/4 × 4 15/16 in.); Sheet: 17.4 × 24.8 cm (6 7/8 × 9 13/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Carl O. Schniewind

Reference Number

2006.275.30

Copyright

© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SOMAAP, Mexico City

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