Artworks · Alfredo Zalce

Fish Market (Pescadería) from AGPA 73: Pan American Graphic Arts (AGPA 73: Artes gráficas panamericanas)

1973 · Linoleum cut from a portfolio of 11 screenprints (one with embossing), seven etchings (three with aquatint, one with embossing), six lithographs (one with etching), five linoleum cuts (one with embossing), one engraving, and one intaglio with embossing

composition (irreg.): 19 11/16 × 23 5/8" (50 × 60 cm); sheet: 22 1/16 × 30 3/16" (56 × 76.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Posada and his Skeletons

1948 · Woodcut

composition: 11 3/4 x 17 15/16" (29.8 x 45.5cm); sheet: 19 1/2 x 25 9/16" (49.5 x 65cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Hammock

1947 · Etching on cream wove paper

Plate: 20.5 × 31 cm (8 1/8 × 12 1/4 in.); Sheet: 29.2 × 45.5 cm (11 1/2 × 17 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Woman and Child

1947 · Etching on paper

43.4 × 29 cm (17 1/8 × 11 7/16 in.)

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And Then the Dead Jaguar Was Passing before Them, illustration for El Sombrerón

1946 · Linocut in black on red wove paper

Image: 8.1 × 13.5 cm (3 1/4 × 5 3/8 in.); Sheet: 12.6 × 18.6 cm (5 × 7 3/8 in.)

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Illustration for El Sombrerón

1946 · Block print in black on white paper

Image: 11 × 14 cm (4 3/8 × 5 9/16 in.); Sheet: 14.7 × 24 cm (5 13/16 × 9 1/2 in.)

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The Father Strikes the Sombrerón with an Ax, illustration for El Sombrerón

1946 · Linocut in black and blue on ivory Japanese paper

Image: 7.2 × 12 cm (2 7/8 × 4 3/4 in.); Sheet: 13.5 × 21.1 cm (5 3/8 × 8 5/16 in.)

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Mother and Son, at Dusk, Working outside Their Hut, illustration for El Sombrerón

1946 · Linocut in black on ivory Japanese paper

Image: 8.5 × 6 cm (3 3/8 × 2 3/8 in.); Sheet: 13.6 × 10.6 cm (5 3/8 × 4 3/16 in.)

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The Mask of the Sombrerón, illustration for El Sombrerón

1946 · Linocut in black on ivory Japanese paper

Image: 8.5 × 11.2 cm (3 3/8 × 4 7/16 in.); Sheet: 11 × 24.2 cm (4 3/8 × 9 9/16 in.)

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Prologue Page, from Estampas de Yucatán

1946 · Lithograph in black on cream wove paper

Image: 30.6 × 33.3 cm (12 1/16 × 13 1/8 in.); Sheet: 38.5 × 44.8 cm (15 3/16 × 17 11/16 in.)

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Portfolio Cover for Estampas de Yucatán

1946 · Photo relief with letterpress in black and red on magenta cloth portfolio cover

41 × 46.7 × 1 cm (16 3/16 × 18 7/16 × 7/16 in.)

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Henequen Plant (Yucatán Peninsula), from Mexican People

1946 · Lithograph in black on cream wove paper

Image: 28.2 × 35.2 cm (11 1/8 × 13 7/8 in.); Sheet: 38.6 × 44.8 cm (15 1/4 × 17 11/16 in.)

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Lumber Workers (Cuidad del Carmen, State of Campeche), from Mexican People

1946 · Color lithograph on cream wove paper

Image: 29.3 × 36.1 cm (11 9/16 × 14 1/4 in.); Sheet: 38.4 × 45.2 cm (15 1/8 × 17 13/16 in.)

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Folio cover, from Estampas de Yucatán

1946 · Photo relief with letterpress in black and red on magenta cloth portfolio cover

Cover: 41 × 46.7 × 1 cm (16 3/16 × 18 7/16 × 7/16 in.)

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Prologue Page, from Estampas de Yucatán

1946 · Lithograph on paper

Image: 30.6 × 33.3 cm (12 1/16 × 13 1/8 in.); Sheet: 38.5 × 44.8 cm (15 3/16 × 17 11/16 in.)

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Henequén Worker, from Estampas de Yucatán

1945 · Lithograph in black on cream wove paper

Image: 28.1 × 33 cm (11 1/8 × 13 in.); Sheet: 38.6 × 44.7 cm (15 1/4 × 17 5/8 in.)

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Salt Deposits of Celestún, from Estampas de Yucatán

1945 · Lithograph in black on cream wove paper

Image: 22.9 × 34.5 cm (9 1/16 × 13 5/8 in.); Sheet: 38.6 × 44.7 cm (15 1/4 × 17 5/8 in.)

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Garden of Hecelchacán, from Estampas de Yucatán

1945 · Lithograph in black on cream wove paper

Image: 25.3 × 31 cm (10 × 12 1/4 in.); Sheet: 38.7 × 45.1 cm (15 1/4 × 17 13/16 in.)

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Woman Seated, from Estampas de Yucatán

1945 · Lithograph in black on cream wove paper

Image: 33.5 × 29.6 cm (13 1/4 × 11 11/16 in.); Sheet: 45 × 38.8 cm (17 3/4 × 15 5/16 in.)

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Weaver of Bécal Hats, from Estampas de Yucatán

1945 · Lithograph in black on cream wove paper

Image: 29 × 33.9 cm (11 7/16 × 13 3/8 in.); Sheet: 38.7 × 44.8 cm (15 1/4 × 17 11/16 in.)

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In the Hammock, from Estampas de Yucatán

1945 · Lithograph in black on cream wove paper

Image: 28.1 × 33.8 cm (11 1/8 × 13 5/16 in.); Sheet: 38.6 × 44.9 cm (15 1/4 × 17 11/16 in.)

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Fisherman, from Estampas de Yucatán

1945 · Lithograph in brown on cream wove paper

Image: 27.1 × 32.1 cm (10 11/16 × 12 11/16 in.); Sheet: 38.7 × 44.9 cm (15 1/4 × 17 11/16 in.)

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The Palizada River, from Estampas de Yucatán

1945 · Lithograph in black on cream wove paper

Image: 26.5 × 33.2 cm (10 7/16 × 13 1/8 in.); Sheet: 38.6 × 44.7 cm (15 1/4 × 17 5/8 in.)

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Garden of Hecelchacán, from Estampas de Yucatán

1945 · Lithograph on cream wove paper

Image: 25.4 × 30.9 cm (10 × 12 3/16 in.); Sheet: 38.8 × 45.1 cm (15 5/16 × 17 13/16 in.)

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Woman Seated, from Estampas de Yucatán

1945 · Lithograph on cream wove paper

Image: 33.4 × 29.6 cm (13 3/16 × 11 11/16 in.); Sheet: 44.9 × 38.8 cm (17 11/16 × 15 5/16 in.)

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Salt Deposits of Celestún, from Estampas de Yucatán

1945 · Lithograph on cream wove paper

Image: 23.1 × 34.3 cm (9 1/8 × 13 9/16 in.); Sheet: 38.7 × 44.9 cm (15 1/4 × 17 11/16 in.)

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Henequén Worker, from Estampas de Yucatán

1945 · Lithograph on cream wove paper

Image: 28.1 × 33 cm (11 1/8 × 13 in.); Sheet: 38.6 × 45 cm (15 1/4 × 17 3/4 in.)

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In the Hammock, from Estampas de Yucatán

1945 · Lithograph on cream wove paper

Image: 28.4 × 34 cm (11 3/16 × 13 7/16 in.); Sheet: 38.6 × 45 cm (15 1/4 × 17 3/4 in.)

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Weaver of Bécal Hats, from Estampas de Yucatán

1945 · Lithograph on cream wove paper

Image: 29 × 33.9 cm (11 7/16 × 13 3/8 in.); Sheet: 38.7 × 45 cm (15 1/4 × 17 3/4 in.)

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Fisherman, from Estampas de Yucatán

1945 · Lithograph on cream wove paper

Image: 27.1 × 32.1 cm (10 11/16 × 12 11/16 in.); Sheet: 38.7 × 45 cm (15 1/4 × 17 3/4 in.)

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Untitled (Seated Woman)

1945 · Lithograph on paper

Image: 35.6 × 31.1 cm (14 1/16 × 12 1/4 in.); Sheet: 61 × 46.4 cm (24 1/16 × 18 5/16 in.)

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The Palizada River, from Estampas de Yucatán

1945 · Lithograph on cream wove paper

Image: 26.5 × 33.2 cm (10 7/16 × 13 1/8 in.); Sheet: 38.6 × 44.9 cm (15 1/4 × 17 11/16 in.)

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Hammock

1945 · Lithograph

composition: 11 5/16 x 13 1/8" (28.7 x 33.4 cm); sheet: 12 13/16 x 19 3/4" (32.5 x 50.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Calaveras estranguladoras (Strangling Calaveras)

1942 · Lithograph in black on tan wove paper

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Calaveras estranguladoras (Strangling Calaveras)

1942 · Lithograph in black on paper

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Railroad Workers

1942 · Lithograph in black and tan on ivory wove paper

Image: 32.1 × 27.3 cm (12 11/16 × 10 3/4 in.); Sheet: 48.1 × 32.2 cm (18 15/16 × 12 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Visit to the Museum (Visita museo)

1942 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 9 1/4 x 15 9/16" (23.5 x 39.5 cm); sheet: 12 5/8 x 19" (32.1 x 48.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Bus Drivers and Shopkeepers

1942 · Linoleum cut

composition: 3 3/4 x 12 11/16" (9.6 x 32.2 cm); sheet: 9 x 16 15/16" (22.9 x 43 cm)

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Parade of Bootblacks

1941 · Lithograph in black on cream wove paper

Image: 35 × 45.9 cm (13 13/16 × 18 1/8 in.); Sheet: 52 × 65.6 cm (20 1/2 × 25 7/8 in.)

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Dancing Skeletons

1941 · Linoleum cut in black on paper

14.4 × 14.5 cm (5 11/16 × 5 3/4 in.)

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Farmer Parade

1941 · Lithograph in dark brown on paper

37.2 × 26.5 cm (14 11/16 × 10 7/16 in.)

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Visit to the Museum

1941 · Lithograph in dark brown on cream wove paper

Image: 24 × 39.9 cm (9 1/2 × 15 3/4 in.); Sheet: 32.4 × 48.4 cm (12 13/16 × 19 1/16 in.)

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Pottery Vendor

1941 · Wood engraving

composition: 4 7/16 x 3 7/8" (11.3 x 9.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Skeletons (Calaveras)

1941 · Woodcut

composition: 5 11/16 x 5 13/16" (14.4 x 14.7 cm); sheet: 6 7/8 x 5" (17.5 x 12.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Aqueduct Dwellers (Acueductos habitados)

1941 · Woodcut

composition: 6 x 7 1/8" (15.3 x 18.1 cm); sheet: 8 7/8 x 13 3/4" (22.5 x 35 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The USSR is defending the Freedom of the World. Let's Help! (La URSS defende las libertades del mundo. Ayudemosla!)

1941 · Lithograph

Comp. without letters 17 3/4 x 23 1/8" (45.0 x 58.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Taxi Drivers against the Gold Shirts

1940 · Lithograph in black on cream wove paper

Image: 25.5 × 32 cm (10 1/16 × 12 5/8 in.); Sheet: 44.1 × 50 cm (17 3/8 × 19 11/16 in.)

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Demonstration of Bootblacks (Manifestación de boleros)

1940 · Lithograph

composition: 13 3/4 × 18 1/4" (35 × 46.3 cm); sheet: 18 1/2 × 25 9/16" (47 × 65 cm)

Museum of Modern Art