Perpetual Sacrifice

1949

Alfonso Ossorio

Artist, American, born Philippines, 1916 - 1990

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    ink, wax, and watercolor on Whatman watercolor board

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Paul and Hannah Tillich

  • Dimensions

    overall: 99.3 x 66 cm (39 1/8 x 26 in.)

  • Accession

    1979.53.1

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2013

  • Angels, Demons, and Savages: Pollock, Ossorio, Dubuffet, 1948-52, The Phillips Collection, Washington; The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, 2013..

Bibliography

1997

  • Gibson, Ann Eden. Other Politics. New Haven, 1997: 91, fig. 95.

2013

  • Ottmann, Klaus. Angels, Demons, and Savages: Pollock, Ossorio, Dubuffet. Exh. cat., Phillips Collection, Washington; Parrish Art Museum, Southampton,, 2013: pl. 19.

Inscriptions

on verso lengthy inscriptions by artist, including signature, monograms, date, dedication to Paul and Hannah Tillich, and instructions for framing

Wikidata ID

Q64534241

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