Plate 26: Christ Crucified, Taos: From Portfolio "Spanish Colonial Designs of New Mexico"

1935/1942

American 20th Century

Associated Names
This is a painting of a crucifixion scene. The image shows a figure on a cross with stylized, exaggerated features and bold outlines. The figure has a narrow face with strong black lines, surrounded by short dark hair. The body is elongated, with visible ribs under the chest and arms outstretched, nailed to the horizontal bar of a dark cross. The skin is marked with strong red lines, simulating wounds or marks around the torso and limbs. The figure wears a green cloth wrapped around the waist. The background is plain off-white, emphasizing the stark colors and bold lines of the figure and cross. It is a dramatic image with expressive color and form, in the style of German expressionists like Emil Nolde.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    screenprint on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.6 x 28 cm (14 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.18064


Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q64535531

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