Manuela Sanchez, Spanish Guerilla, from "Eight Studies by Mexican Masters of Graphic Arts" (1952)
Printmakers in Mexico often addressed international events such as the Spanish Civil War (1936–39). In this print, Beltrán depicts Manuela Sánchez (Manuela López Suárez), a freedom fighter from Galicia who took part in the ongoing struggle against General Francisco Franco’s fascist forces in Spain. Sánchez is shown as an archetypal guerrilla. Strong and unflinching, with gun in hand, she kneels on a rocky ground littered with bodies, turning to look at figures fleeing a building as if weighing up her next move.
Artwork Details
- Title: Manuela Sanchez, Spanish Guerilla, from "Eight Studies by Mexican Masters of Graphic Arts" (1952)
- Artist: Alberto Beltrán (Mexican, Mexico City 1923–2002 Mexico City)
- Publisher: Latin American Research Bureau, New York
- Date: ca. 1952
- Medium: Linocut
- Dimensions: Sheet: 15 3/4 × 19 7/8 in. (40 × 50.5 cm)
Image: 12 3/16 × 16 9/16 in. (31 × 42 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Richard and JoAnn Edinburg Pinkowitz, 2024
- Object Number: 2024.69.6
- Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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