Artist
J
José Meléndez Contreras
1921–1998
132130
Works
77
Years lived
Painter
Style
José’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
Selected works
132130 pieces
Su Salud
José Meléndez Contreras Puerto Rican, 1921-1998
Portrait of General José Manuel Romero
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)
Zapata
José Clemente Orozco (Mexican, 1883–1949)
¡Terrible y verdadera noticia! (Terrible and Real News!)
José Guadalupe Posada Mexican, 1852-1913
Don José Moñino y Redondo, Conde de Floridablanca
Pompeo Girolamo Batoni (Italian, 1708–1787)
Calavera of Francisco Madero, from Calavera Maderista
José Guadalupe Posada (Mexican, 1852-1913) published by the Print and Drawing Club of The Art Institute of Chicago
The Flag
José Clemente Orozco Mexican, 1883-1949
Unemployed, Paris
José Clemente Orozco Mexican, 1883-1949
Boy on a Ram
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)
Zapatistas
José Clemente Orozco Mexican, 1883-1949
Untitled (Ideal Candies, Chicago)
José Lopez (American, born Cuba, 1941–1991) and Luis Medina (American, born Cuba, 1942–1985)
Friar Pedro Shoots El Maragato as His Horse Runs Off
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)
Demons Seated at a Table
José Clemente Orozco Mexican, 1883-1949
Ruined House
José Clemente Orozco Mexican, 1883-1949
Van Gogh's Criminal Obsession
José Luis Cuevas Mexican, born 1934
Cupid's Calavera
José Guadalupe Posada Mexican, 1852-1913
Mexican Peasants Working
José Clemente Orozco Mexican, 1883-1949
Revolutionary Calavera
José Guadalupe Posada Mexican, 1852-1913
Christ
José Benito Ortega American, 1858–1941 New Mexico
Jose Limon, Mexican Suite, Peon
Barbara Morgan American, 1900-1992