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Golgotha

1945
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In 1945 Golgotha was exhibited as part of the series of eleven watercolors titled The Passion of Christ in Bearden's first major New York gallery show. His knowledge of Cubism is apparent in the flattened space and angular forms, and the areas of bright color framed by black outlines reveal his admiration for the stained-glass windows of medieval churches. Golgotha was also directly influenced by Duccio's fourteenth-century

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Object Information
  • Title: Golgotha
  • Artist: Romare Bearden (American, Charlotte, North Carolina 1911–1988 New York)
  • Date: 1945
  • Medium: Watercolor and ink over traces of graphite on paper
  • Dimensions: 19 13/16 × 25 9/16 in. (50.4 × 64.9 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Margaret Seligman Lewisohn, in memory of her husband, Sam A. Lewisohn, 1954
  • Object Number: 54.143.9
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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