Luis Cruz Azaceta

The Crossing
1991

A vibrant, expressionist painting depicting a person's face with exaggerated features, lying inside a dark, boat-like structure surrounded by stylized, wavy patterns resembling water or foliage in shades of blue and green. The artwork is characterized by its bold lines and bright, contrasting colors.
A vibrant, expressionist painting depicting a person's face with exaggerated features, lying inside a dark, boat-like structure surrounded by stylized, wavy patterns resembling water or foliage in shades of blue and green. The artwork is characterized by its bold lines and bright, contrasting colors.

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Date
1991

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 29 1/16 × 41 1/2in. (73.9 × 105.4 cm)

Accession number
94.41

Edition
15/30 | 5 APs, 1 BAT, 1 Rutgers Impression

Publication
Printed and published by Rutgers Center for Innovative Print and Paper; published by Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Print Committee

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/8865

Luis Cruz Azaceta
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