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The Devil Butts With His Head by José Guadalupe Posada — VisualArtsDB

The Devil Butts With His Head

The Devil Butts With His Head

José Guadalupe Posada

1871–1913

Medium: Relief engraving on typemetal on paper
Dimensions: 18.5 × 14.6 cm (7 5/16 × 5 3/4 in.)
Genre: relief etching
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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printprints and drawingpaper (fiber product)relief etching

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