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Inflating the Balloon (Inflando el globo) by Leopoldo Méndez — VisualArtsDB

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Inflating the Balloon (Inflando el globo)

Leopoldo Méndez

1929

Medium: Woodcut
Dimensions: Sheet 8 7/8 x 8 1/2" (22.5 x 21.7 cm) Comp. 6 3/4 x 5 7/8" (17.2 x 14.9 cm)
Genre: print
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

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Song of the Buzzard, plate 33 from Méndez: 25 Prints

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The Buzzard Waits to Devour the Victims, plate 7 from Méndez: 25 Prints

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Pumpkins in the Sun

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Horsemen

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Leopoldo Méndez, 1922

Solitude, from Río Escondido

Solitude, from Río Escondido

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Leopoldo Méndez, 1944