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Portfolio of eight lithographs: 'Estampas de Yucatán'

1946
Not on view
A Prologue written by Jean Charlot in both Spanish and English describes the beauty of the prints and Zalce’s unique way of creating them: by scraping ink off a blackened lithographic stone to reveal the light areas. The bilingual text testifies to the aspiration that the portfolio would appeal to an international audience. All eight lithographs are signed and dated (1945) by Zalce and they were printed by José Sánchez in the workshop of the Taller de Grafica Popular (Fine Arts division). The edition was limited to 100 copies. The number of this copy is not recorded in the space provided for this information on the inside cover. The prints are housed in the original purple buckram casing with the letterpress Prologue forming the first sheet.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Portfolio of eight lithographs: 'Estampas de Yucatán'
  • Artist: Alfredo Zalce (Mexican, Pátzcuaro, Michoacán 1908–2003 Morelia)
  • Author: Jean Charlot (French, Paris 1898–1979 Honolulu, Hawaii)
  • Publisher: La Estampa Mexicana
  • Printer: José Sánchez (Mexican, active 1945–1985)
  • Date: 1946
  • Medium: Lithograph
  • Dimensions: Overall: 15 15/16 × 18 5/16 in. (40.5 × 46.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Whittelsey Fund, 1946
  • Object Number: 46.46.453
  • Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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