Jesus Dies Upon the Cross ("There was darkness, over the whole earth")
Catalogue
- Year
- 1948
- Medium
- Engraving on zinc
- Dimensions
- plate: 23 1/4 × 19 3/4" (59 × 50.1 cm); sheet: 26 1/4 × 22" (66.7 × 55.9 cm)
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Artist
- André Racz
Artist

André Racz was an American printmaker and painter born in 1916 who worked primarily in intaglio and etching techniques during the postwar period.
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- André Racz
- Year
- 1948
- Medium
- Engraving on zinc
- Dimensions
- plate: 23 1/4 × 19 3/4" (59 × 50.1 cm); sheet: 26 1/4 × 22" (66.7 × 55.9 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1948-M059220
Source
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Source
- moma
- Status
- verified




