The Crucifixion (1944)

Roy de Maistre

oil on canvas

Leicester Museum & Art Gallery

Classification:

Painting

Materials:

Oil, Canvas

Physical Object Description:

Close up of crucified body with tilted head. Oil on canvas, signed and dated bottom left, 1944

Dimensions:

130 x 91.5 cm

Accession Number:

L.F22.1952.0.0

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1952

Scheme:

Historic Purchase by Purchaser (1914-2008)

Ownership history:

Purchased by Philip Hendy (1900-1980) for the Contemporary Art Society, 1951; presented to New Walk Museum & Art Gallery, Leicester, 1952

Relationship:

Philip Hendy Leicester Museum & Art Gallery

Subject:

Religion, Punishment, Crucifixion

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