Leopoldo Méndez

'Con Bisulfuro de Carbono', a weevil wearing a sombrero raising his arms as a giant bottle of carbon bisulfite pours onto him, illustration to the 'Monografía del gorgojo'

1942

Dating
Exact year
Held at
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium
Linocut
Dimensions
Sheet: 13 3/8 × 9 1/4 in. (34 × 23.5 cm) Image: 6 7/8 × 6 11/16 in. (17.5 × 17 cm)
Collection no.
46.46.88
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

'Con Bisulfuro de Carbono', a weevil wearing a sombrero raising his arms as a giant bottle of carbon bisulfite pours onto him, illustration to the 'Monografía del gorgojo' — Leopoldo Méndez. 1942.

Medium: Linocut. Dimensions: Sheet: 13 3/8 × 9 1/4 in. (34 × 23.5 cm) Image: 6 7/8 × 6 11/16 in. (17.5 × 17 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1946.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

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.

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