Man with a Cross

1924

Robert Austin

Associated Names
Robert Austin

Artist, British, 1895 - 1973

Twenty-One Gallery

Publisher

The image shows a person in a kneeling position on rocky ground. The individual is leaning against a wooden cross-like structure with both hands. Their head is raised and in contact with the cross. The person's profile is visible, showing facial features and short, textured hair. They wear a long-sleeved shirt, buttoned vest, pants, and work-like footwear. The background features a rugged landscape with rocks and slopes. The person is not wearing any visible jewelry. The focal point is the interaction between the person and the cross in a stark setting.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.18 × 12.7 cm (5 3/16 × 5 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.969

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fine Art Society 2001, no. 46, v/v

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1930

  • Dodgson, Campbell. A Catalogue of Etchings and Engravings by Robert Austin, R.E., 1913-1929. London: Twenty-One Gallery, 1930, no. 46, v/v.

2001

  • Drawings and Prints by Robert Sargent Austin, with a Complete Catalog of His Prints. London: Fine Art Society, 2001, no. 46.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Austin; lower center in graphite: Robert Austin 1924

Wikidata ID

Q64961269

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