An alcholic father: he raises a chair with which to strike a woman and her children

ca. 1930

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Woodcut
Dimensions: Sheet: 8 1/16 × 6 11/16 in. (20.5 × 17 cm) Image: 5 1/2 × 4 5/16 in. (14 × 11 cm)
Collection no.: 31.91.26
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

An alcholic father: he raises a chair with which to strike a woman and her children — Leopoldo Méndez. ca. 1930.

Medium: Woodcut. Dimensions: Sheet: 8 1/16 × 6 11/16 in. (20.5 × 17 cm) Image: 5 1/2 × 4 5/16 in. (14 × 11 cm).

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

Credit line: Gift of Jean Charlot, 1931.

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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