Artists · Printmaking and mezzotint
Leopoldo Méndez
Mexico · 1902–1969
Artist profile
Biography and career
Mexican printmaker and leading figure in socially engaged graphic art and the Taller de Gráfica Popular. His work is especially associated with woodcuts and linocuts.
Printmaking
Style, subjects and techniques
His inclusion in this directory allows comparison with other printmaking traditions, without claiming a documented specialization in mezzotint.
Artistic context
The mezzotint technique
Mezzotint is an intaglio printmaking technique capable of producing deep blacks and smooth gradations of light. The surface of a metal plate is worked to create different tonal values. Each artist’s relationship to the technique must be assessed individually.
To learn more about the tools and methods involved, visit the sections on the history and the mezzotint process.