Peter Blume

Man of Sorrows

1951

A wounded figure hangs on a wooden cross wearing a crown of thorns while colorful ribbons drape around their arms.
A wounded figure hangs on a wooden cross wearing a crown of thorns while colorful ribbons drape around their arms.

Peter Blume, Man of Sorrows, 1951. Tempera on linen, overall: 28 × 24 in. (71.1 × 61 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase 51.5. © Estate of Peter Blume / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Date
1951

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Tempera on linen

Dimensions
Overall: 28 × 24 in. (71.1 × 61 cm)

Accession number
51.5

Credit line
Purchase

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Peter Blume / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/1996




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