Christ on the Cross
1926
Medium
Rubbing on Japan paper
Dimensions
sheet: 20 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. (52.1 x 26 cm) image: 15 7/8 x 5 3/8 in. (40.3 x 13.7 cm) mount: 16 x 22 in. (40.6 x 55.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1929
Accession Number
29.10.2(2-1)
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About the Artist
Paul Gauguin · 1848–1903
Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) was a French Post-Impressionist painter whose bold experiments with color, form, and subject matter made him one of the most influential figures in the transition from 19th-century art to modernism. His rejection of European civilization for the perceived authenticity of 'primitive' cultures established an archetype of artistic exile that continues to resonate. Gauguin's ...