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Federico CantúWW-1946-148086

1946·Engraving·Sheet: 18 11/16 × 13 3/8 in. (47.5 × 34 cm) Plate: 7 7/8 × 5 7/8 in. (20 × 15 cm)

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund,1946

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Year: 1946
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 18 11/16 × 13 3/8 in. (47.5 × 34 cm) Plate: 7 7/8 × 5 7/8 in. (20 × 15 cm)
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Federico Cantú

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Federico Cantú

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Federico Cantú was a Mexican painter and muralist working in the postwar period whose figurative practice engaged with social realism and classical compositional traditions. Active from the 1930s through the late 1980s, his work reflected Mexico's artistic consolidation following the revolution.

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Artist: Federico Cantú
Year: 1946
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 18 11/16 × 13 3/8 in. (47.5 × 34 cm) Plate: 7 7/8 × 5 7/8 in. (20 × 15 cm)
Watts ID: WW-1946-148086

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Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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