Iceman Crucified #4

Name: Iceman Crucified #4
Brand: Ralph Fasanella
Price: 189.0 USD
Availability: InStock

1958 · oil · Ralph Fasanella

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Iceman Crucified #4 by Ralph Fasanella, shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) in Arber Natural, living — Shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) · Framed paper, Arber Natural · Living room

Iceman Crucified #4 by Ralph Fasanella, shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) as gallery-wrapped canvas, media room — Shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) · Gallery-wrapped canvas · Media room

Iceman Crucified #4 by Ralph Fasanella, shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) on canvas in Arber Warm Walnut, restaurant — Shown at 28 × 42 in (71.1 × 106.7 cm) · Framed canvas, Arber Warm Walnut · Restaurant

Story

A man dressed in a green shirt and brown trousers is held in a crucified pose, his arms stretched wide, set against a dense web of city life. Around his figure, blocks of buildings, windows, and small painted scenes of urban activity crowd the composition in tones of brown, green, and red. The piece, titled Iceman Crucified #4, was painted in 1958 in oil and is held at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, having come to the collection from the artist's estate. Ralph Fasanella (1914–1997) was an American painter and trade unionist, also known for his work Subway Riders. One detail worth noticing is how the man's outstretched pose seems fused into the surrounding architecture, as though his body is just another structure holding up the crowded city around him.