Reife
Here we have a stern, balding gentleman floating in a lime-green box, looking like he's about to scold you for not doing your homework. This is 'Maturity' by the legendary Mexican printmaker José Guadalupe Posada, featuring a sassy poem below that basically says, 'You hate my face and my scolding now, young man, but wait until you're fifty—you'll know what this feels like!' While Posada is most famous for his skeletal 'Calaveras' that became icons of the Day of the Dead, he produced thousands of realistic illustrations for cheap broadsides, capturing the humor and grit of everyday Mexican life in the early 20th century. This little page is a perfect, witty example of his social commentary, reminding us that getting older is a universal experience we can all laugh about.