Accession Number
1954/1.577

Title
The Three Wise Men

Artist(s)
Ossip Zadkine

Artist Nationality
French (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
1953

Medium & Support
lithograph on paper

Dimensions
22 5/16 in x 15 in (56.67 cm x 38.1 cm);28 1/16 in x 22 1/16 in (71.28 cm x 56.04 cm);22 5/16 in x 15 in (56.67 cm x 38.1 cm);17 3/4 in x 13 in (45.08 cm x 33.02 cm)

Credit Line
Museum Purchase

Subject matter
Ossip Zadkine was primarily a sculptor but he also produced some graphic works such as The Three Wise Men. The print is structural and quite similar in style and form to several of Zadkine's three dimensional pieces. Zadkine was born in Belarussia and lived in Paris for many years of his life. He was influenced by Cubism (as evident in this print) and the School of Paris.

Physical Description
This print shows a tangle of people and their limbs in black, yellow, and brown. It appears to be three figures nested together, moving left, reaching up towards the sky.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary

Rights
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Keywords
Abstract (fine arts style)
French (culture or style)
abstraction
figures (representations)
hands (animal components)
modern and contemporary art
standing