Veracruz, Man of Sorrow
Artist
Ellen Auerbach
(American, born Germany, 1906 - 2004)
Artist
Eliot Porter
(American, 1901 - 1990)
Date1956
MediumDye transfer print
DimensionsImage, sheet, mount: 10 9/16 × 7 1/8 inches (26.82 × 18.11 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Seth and Erin Neubardt
Object number2018.62.22
SignedSigned on mount verso, center, in black and blue pen: "Eliot Porter / Ellen Auerbach"
InscribedOn mount verso, upper left, in black pen: "Veracruz";
On mount verso, center, in black pen: "23-30";
On mount verso, lower left, in pencil: "Man of Sorrow".
MarkingsOn mount verso, upper left corner, in pencil: "041-PA025";
On mount verso, upper right corner, in pencil: "rmg17156";
On mount verso, lower right corner, in pencil: "66a" [circled].
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DescriptionImage of a carved Christ-like figure seated in a wooden frame with roses at his feet. He wears a red cape over his shoulders but no shirt; white fabric is draped over his legs and a thin gold crown is on his head. Blood drips down his forehead.ProvenanceDr. Seth and Erin Neubardt, Rye, NY;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2018.
Copyright© 1990 Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
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