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The Cruel Monument

A work made of red pastel with stumping on cream wove paper.

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  • A work made of red pastel with stumping on cream wove paper.

Date:

1940–43

Artist:

Leon Golub
American, 1922-2004

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Leon Golub

Title

The Cruel Monument

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1940–1943

Medium

Red pastel with stumping on cream wove paper

Dimensions

75.5 × 101 cm (29 3/4 × 39 13/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Shapiro

Reference Number

1992.227

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