Christ on the Cross
Paul Gauguin
after 1895
Medium
Rubbing in black and red ink, on ivory wove Japanese paper
Dimensions
53.6 × 26.2 cm (21 1/8 × 10 3/8 in.)
Classification
rubbing
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
159105
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 ...