A la orilla de este río (sheet with proofs of 3 etchings from one plate) (1)
Date: 1963
Medium: Etching
Dimensions (cm.): 16.0 x 20.6 (platemark)
Variants: See cataloging note, below
Alternate titles: Unknown. This title supplied by the editors
Published edition:
Image on left (illustration for chapter 8) is plate 5 of portfolio Leopoldo Méndez. Diez aguafuertes, published in a signed and numbered edition of 20.
An unknown number of additional impressions were pulled of each individual image.
Contemporary publication: Manuel Maples Arce, A la orilla de este río (Madrid: Editorial Plenitud, 1964) (illustration for chapter 8 and vignettes for chapters 12 and 13)
Principal references: Information to be added
Selected public collections: Estanquillo; NMMA
Cataloging note: This plate contains three of the illustrations for Maples Arce's book. Although the etchings appear to be in their final state, Méndez apparently divided the plate into separate pieces after printing this proof, allowing at least the image on left to have its own plate mark.
Related works: Méndez’s involvement with the book project yielded many illustrations as well as alternate versions, illustrations not used in the book, and sheets of proofs.
Obras relacionadas: La participación de Méndez en el proyecto del libro dio como resultado numerosas ilustraciones, así como versiones alternativas, ilustraciones no utilizadas en el libro y hojas de pruebas.
Catalogue record number: 787