Leopoldo Méndez
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Leopoldo Méndez #32,382Established

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personMexican, 1902–1969
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Selected Works458

Museum Acquisitions

Art Institute of Chicago
Posada in His Workshop (Homage to Posada)
Posada in His Workshop (Homage to Posada), 1953
Acquired 2014
Linocut in black on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Firing Squad
Firing Squad, 1950
Acquired 2013
Linocut in black on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Portfolio Cover for Méndez: 25 Prints
Portfolio Cover for Méndez: 25 Prints, 1945
Acquired 2007
Linocut in red and black with letterpress on off-white cloth portfolio cover
Art Institute of Chicago
Rattlesnake, plate 1 from Méndez: 25 Prints
Rattlesnake, plate 1 from Méndez: 25 Prints, 1945
Acquired 2007
Wood engraving on grayish-ivory China paper
Art Institute of Chicago
The Friendly Wild Boar, plate 2 from Méndez: 25 Prints
The Friendly Wild Boar, plate 2 from Méndez: 25 Prints, 1945
Acquired 2007
Wood engraving on grayish-ivory China paper
Art Institute of Chicago
The Armadillo, plate 3 from Méndez: 25 Prints
The Armadillo, plate 3 from Méndez: 25 Prints, 1945
Acquired 2007
Wood engraving on grayish-ivory China paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Funeral Rites in the Forest, plate 4 from Méndez: 25 Prints
Funeral Rites in the Forest, plate 4 from Méndez: 25 Prints, 1945
Acquired 2007
Wood engraving on grayish-ivory China paper
Art Institute of Chicago
The Armadillo Completes his Task, plate 5 from Mendez: 25 Prints
The Armadillo Completes his Task, plate 5 from Mendez: 25 Prints, 1945
Acquired 2007
Wood engraving on grayish-ivory China paper
Art Institute of Chicago
The Reply of Madame Snail, plate 6 from Méndez: 25 Prints
The Reply of Madame Snail, plate 6 from Méndez: 25 Prints, 1945
Acquired 2007
Wood engraving on grayish-ivory China paper
Art Institute of Chicago
The Buzzard Waits to Devour the Victims, plate 7 from Méndez: 25 Prints
The Buzzard Waits to Devour the Victims, plate 7 from Méndez: 25 Prints, 1945
Acquired 2007
Wood engraving on grayish-ivory China paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Flying for World Conquest, plate 8 from Mendez: 25 Prints
Flying for World Conquest, plate 8 from Mendez: 25 Prints, 1945
Acquired 2007
Wood engraving on grayish-ivory China paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Preparing the Feast in Animal-land, plate 9 from Méndez: 25 Prints
Preparing the Feast in Animal-land, plate 9 from Méndez: 25 Prints, 1945
Acquired 2007
Wood engraving on grayish-ivory China paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Pollen, plate 10 from Méndez: 25 Prints
Pollen, plate 10 from Méndez: 25 Prints, 1945
Acquired 2007
Wood engraving on grayish-ivory China paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Remembrance of Youthful Scenes, I , plate 11 from Méndez: 25 Prints
Remembrance of Youthful Scenes, I , plate 11 from Méndez: 25 Prints, 1945
Acquired 2007
Wood engraving on grayish-ivory China paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Dance of Death, I , plate 12 from Méndez: 25 Prints
Dance of Death, I , plate 12 from Méndez: 25 Prints, 1945
Acquired 2007
Wood engraving on grayish-ivory China paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Dancing Under the Plum Tree, plate 13 from Méndez: 25 Prints
Dancing Under the Plum Tree, plate 13 from Méndez: 25 Prints, 1945
Acquired 2007
Wood engraving on grayish-ivory China paper
Art Institute of Chicago
The Sun, the Rainbow and Dancers, plate 14 from Méndez: 25 Prints
The Sun, the Rainbow and Dancers, plate 14 from Méndez: 25 Prints, 1945
Acquired 2007
Wood engraving on grayish-ivory China paper
Art Institute of Chicago
The Tiger's Skin, plate 15 from Méndez: 25 Prints
The Tiger's Skin, plate 15 from Méndez: 25 Prints, 1945
Acquired 2007
Wood engraving on grayish-ivory China paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Remembrance of Youthful Scenes, II, plate 16 from Méndez: 25 Prints
Remembrance of Youthful Scenes, II, plate 16 from Méndez: 25 Prints, 1945
Acquired 2007
Wood engraving on grayish-ivory China paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Dance of Death, II, plate 17 from Méndez: 25 Prints
Dance of Death, II, plate 17 from Méndez: 25 Prints, 1945
Acquired 2007
Wood engraving on grayish-ivory China paper
Art Institute of Chicago
The Capers of the Drunken Buzzard, plate 18 from Méndez: 25 Prints
The Capers of the Drunken Buzzard, plate 18 from Méndez: 25 Prints, 1945
Acquired 2007
Wood engraving on grayish-ivory China paper
Art Institute of Chicago
The Conceited Buzzard, plate 19 from Méndez: 25 Prints
The Conceited Buzzard, plate 19 from Méndez: 25 Prints, 1945
Acquired 2007
Wood engraving on grayish-ivory China paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Political Badgers, plate 20 from Méndez: 25 Prints
Political Badgers, plate 20 from Méndez: 25 Prints, 1945
Acquired 2007
Wood engraving on grayish-ivory China paper
Art Institute of Chicago
The Mayor Talks, plate 21 from Méndez: 25 Prints
The Mayor Talks, plate 21 from Méndez: 25 Prints, 1945
Acquired 2007
Wood engraving on grayish-ivory China paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Revenge, plate 22 from Méndez: 25 Prints
Revenge, plate 22 from Méndez: 25 Prints, 1945
Acquired 2007
Wood engraving on grayish-ivory China paper

Previous Sales

Heritage Auctions · Artsy
25 Prints of Leopoldo Mendez
25 Prints of Leopoldo Mendez, 1943
Bidding closed
Woodcuts on paper
Heritage Auctions · Artsy
La entrada de Francisco I. Madero en la ciudad de México
La entrada de Francisco I. Madero en la ciudad de México, 1950
Bidding closed
Linocut on paper

For Sale

Roger Genser - The Prints and the Pauper · Artsy
DESTRUCCION DE TENOCHITITLAN
DESTRUCCION DE TENOCHITITLAN, 1950
Sold
Lithograph
Stern Fine Art · Artsy
Protesta
Protesta, 1937
Sold
Ink on Paper ( Linolem cut)
G2 Gallery · Artsy
La Estampa Mexicana
La Estampa Mexicana, 1942
Sold
Engraving on linoleum
Philadelphia Museum of Art · Artsy
Proletarian Hand
Proletarian Hand, 1932
For sale
Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach · Artsy
Las antorchas / The Torches
Las antorchas / The Torches, 1947
For sale
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Posada in His Workshop (Homage to Posada)
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2014 · Accession 2014.581 · Linocut in black on cream wove paper
Print and Drawing Club fund
Firing Squad
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2013 · Accession 2013.883 · Linocut in black on cream wove paper
Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection
Portfolio Cover for Méndez: 25 Prints
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2007 · Accession 2006.275.37 · Linocut in red and black with letterpress on off-white cloth portfolio cover
Gift of Carl O. Schniewind
Rattlesnake, plate 1 from Méndez: 25 Prints
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2007 · Accession 2006.275.1 · Wood engraving on grayish-ivory China paper
Gift of Carl O. Schniewind
The Friendly Wild Boar, plate 2 from Méndez: 25 Prints
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2007 · Accession 2006.275.2 · Wood engraving on grayish-ivory China paper
Gift of Carl O. Schniewind
The Armadillo, plate 3 from Méndez: 25 Prints
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2007 · Accession 2006.275.3 · Wood engraving on grayish-ivory China paper
Gift of Carl O. Schniewind
Funeral Rites in the Forest, plate 4 from Méndez: 25 Prints
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2007 · Accession 2006.275.4 · Wood engraving on grayish-ivory China paper
Gift of Carl O. Schniewind
The Armadillo Completes his Task, plate 5 from Mendez: 25 Prints
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2007 · Accession 2006.275.5 · Wood engraving on grayish-ivory China paper
Gift of Carl O. Schniewind
The Reply of Madame Snail, plate 6 from Méndez: 25 Prints
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2007 · Accession 2006.275.6 · Wood engraving on grayish-ivory China paper
Gift of Carl O. Schniewind
The Buzzard Waits to Devour the Victims, plate 7 from Méndez: 25 Prints
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2007 · Accession 2006.275.7 · Wood engraving on grayish-ivory China paper
Gift of Carl O. Schniewind
Flying for World Conquest, plate 8 from Mendez: 25 Prints
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2007 · Accession 2006.275.8 · Wood engraving on grayish-ivory China paper
Gift of Carl O. Schniewind
Preparing the Feast in Animal-land, plate 9 from Méndez: 25 Prints
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2007 · Accession 2006.275.9 · Wood engraving on grayish-ivory China paper
Gift of Carl O. Schniewind
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Oodles of Art Shows to Ogle Over This Fall
Oct 2, 2025
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death
Leopoldo Méndez dies
Jan 1, 1969
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birth
Leopoldo Méndez born
Jan 1, 1902