The Punishment of Atlas
Artist
Ernst Neizvestny
(Russian, b.1925)
Donor
Dr. and Mrs. Paul A. Mansheim
CultureRussian
Date1979-1980
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions48 x 36 in. (121.9 x 91.4 cm)
SignedUpper right: E. Neizvestny, and in the lower right corner: E. Neiz.
InscribedInscribed twice on the verso (on the frame and on a paper tag): Atlas Punishment.
Credit LineGift of Renée and Paul Mansheim
Object number2012.8.2
Not on view
DescriptionThe Punishment of Atlas is executed in oil on canvas and measures 48 x 36 inches (122 x 92 cm). It is signed by the artist at the upper right: E. Neizvestny, and in the lower right corner: E. Neiz. It is inscribed twice on the verso (on the frame and on a paper tag): Atlas Punishment. The painting is a virtual grisaille, executed primarily in shades of black and gray with only the figure of Atlas picked out in vivid red.Label TextErnst Iosipovitch Neizvestny Russian (b. 1925) The Punishment of Atlas, 1979–80 Oil on canvas, 48 x 36 in. Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA Gift of Renée and Paul Mansheim 2012.8.2ProvenanceErnst Neizvestny, New York, 1979-1980 to 1990; Purchased by Renée and Paul Mansheim on September 15, 1990, from Ergane Gallery in New York (with certificate of authenticity from the artist); Gift of Renée and Paul Mansheim to Chrysler Museum of Art, 2012.
