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Collections

Alberto Beltrán
Allegory Against the Opposition (Alegoría contra la reacción)1946

Not on view
Woodcut print with bold black lines depicting a winged beast ridden by a man swooping down toward a scaly lizard creature, with two small silhouetted human figures between them

Alberto Beltrán, Allegory Against the Opposition (Alegoría contra la reacción), 1946, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Jules and Gloria Heller, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Alberto Beltrán
Mexico, Mexico City, 1923-2002
Title
Allegory Against the Opposition (Alegoría contra la reacción)
Date Made
1946
Medium
Linocut
Dimensions
8 1/2 × 7 in. (21.59 × 17.78 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jules and Gloria Heller
Accession Number
M.2003.92.49
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Latin American Art
Provenance
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City, 1946; Dr. Jules Heller (1919–2007), Scottsdale, Arizona, 1947; LACMA, 2003.
Copyright
© Alberto Beltran / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SOMAAP, Mexico