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Artist
Creation date
1945
Materials
oil on gessoed board
Mark Descriptions
Signed, L.L.: Bearden
Dimensions
36 x 24 in.
44 1/2 x 32 1/2 x 3 in. (framed)
Credit line
James E. Roberts Fund, Cecil F. Head Art Fund, Mary V. Black Art Endowment Fund, Roger L. Williams Fund
Accession number
2006.111
Collection
Currently On View
Copyright
© Romare Bearden Foundation/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
The Passion of Christ Series established Bearden as an abstract artist.
This painting creates a celebratory mood of rebirth and redemption.
Bearden grew up in Harlem and was influenced by the Harlem Renaissance.
From the artist to Duke Ellington [1899-1974] in 1945; by descent in the Ellington family to Stephen James, Duke Ellington's son in 1974; consigned by James to (Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York) in 2006 (1)
(1) Provenance information supplied by (Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York).
(1) Provenance information supplied by (Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York).