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An abstract expressionist painting of a male figure, the Biblical figure of Jesus Christ, seen …
Christ Carrying the Cross
An abstract expressionist painting of a male figure, the Biblical figure of Jesus Christ, seen …
An abstract expressionist painting of a male figure, the Biblical figure of Jesus Christ, seen carrying a portion of his cross up a hill expressed in abbreviated strokes.
Christ Carrying the Cross, Augustus Tack, c. 1949, oil on canvas, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia, © Estate of Augustus Vincent Tack.

Christ Carrying the Cross

Artist (American, 1870 - 1949)
Dateby 1949
Mediumoil on canvas
DimensionsFramed: 30 × 25 inches (76.2 × 63.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. Kim Iocovozzi.
Object number1995.5
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