Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2012.

The Punishment of Atlas

Artist Ernst Neizvestny (Russian, b.1925)

Donor Dr. and Mrs. Paul A. Mansheim

Date1979-1980

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions48 x 36 in. (121.9 x 91.4 cm)

ClassificationsContemporary art

Credit LineGift of Renée and Paul Mansheim

Object number2012.8.2

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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 2012.8.2