A portfolio of prints 'Siete aguafuertes de José Arellano Fischer'

1942
Not on view
This is a porfolio of 7 etchings printed in 1942 under the supervision of Carlos Alvarado Lang (professor of printmaking, Mexico University). The portfolio contains a two-fold brochure with a text about the artist and the prints written by Justino Fernández. 100 portfolios were printed, of which this is number 16. Each print is signed and has a title in pencil lower right of the sheet. The prints are housed in a folder stamped 'Siete aguafuertes de José Arellano Fischer' inside a slightly larger portfolio with the title 'J. Arellano Fischer / Grabados / MCMXLII' and an impression of 'the worker' pasted to the cover.

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Object Information
  • Title: A portfolio of prints 'Siete aguafuertes de José Arellano Fischer'
  • Author: Justino Fernandez (Mexican)
  • Artist: José Arellano Fischer (Mexican, 1911–1995)
  • Printer: Carlos Alvarado Lang (Mexican, La Piedad de Cabadas 1905–1961 Mexico City)
  • Publisher: Imprenta Universitaria, Mexico City (Mexico)
  • Date: 1942
  • Medium: Letterpress and etching
  • Dimensions: 17 1/8 × 11 13/16 in. (43.5 × 30 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1946
  • Object Number: 46.46.658
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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