Art, literature & historyDance of Death, illustration for Melodic Incidents
1944
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Wood engraving on paper
- Dimensions
- Image/plate: 20.1 × 12 cm (7 15/16 × 4 3/4 in.); Sheet: 24.2 × 17.5 cm (9 9/16 × 6 15/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1944.833
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Dance of Death, illustration for Melodic Incidents — Leopoldo Méndez. 1944.
Medium: Wood engraving on paper. Dimensions: Image/plate: 20.1 × 12 cm (7 15/16 × 4 3/4 in.); Sheet: 24.2 × 17.5 cm (9 9/16 × 6 15/16 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.