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The Great Obstacle

A work made of linocut in black on ivory wove paper.
© 2018 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SOMAAP, Mexico City

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  • A work made of linocut in black on ivory wove paper.

Date:

1936

Artist:

Leopoldo Méndez
Mexican, 1902-1969

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Leopoldo Méndez

Title

The Great Obstacle

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.

1936

Medium

Linocut in black on ivory wove paper

Dimensions

Image: 27.7 × 39.6 cm (10 15/16 × 15 5/8 in.); Sheet: 34.5 × 48 cm (13 5/8 × 18 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

William McCallin McKee Memorial Endowment

Reference Number

1944.815

Copyright

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

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