La Venganza de los Pueblos..., 1942 by Leopoldo Mendez (1902-1969), Mexico

La Venganza de los Pueblos, homenage al heroico ejército de Guerrilleros Yugoslavos (Revenge of the People, homage to the heroic Army of the Yugoslavian Guerillas) 1942by Leopoldo Mendez (1902-1969), MexicoLinocut Print11” high x 9” wide  (paper size)20.25” high x 17” wide (framed)La Venganza de los Pueblos... was one of 25 prints from the Portfolio 25 Prints of Leopoldo Mendez printed in 1943. This print is one of 100 numbered copies, and signed in pencil, lower right. Published by La Estampa Mexicana, Mexico City. This impression is in mint condition. Print depicting Yugoslavian resistance from a massacred and burning town, brandishing an assortment of weapons as they rush towards German soldiers led by Hitler. A large man wields an axe over his shoulder, ready to strike a blow to Hitler. The German leader hunches over the corpses of murdered babies. A church burns and several corpses hang and lie scattered along the ground. Following behind Hitler are Mussolini and Emperor Hirohito.