Art, literature & historyPerpetual Sacrifice
1949
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- watercolor, ink, and wax on watercolor board
- Dimensions
- overall: 99.3 x 66 cm (39 1/8 x 26 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1979.53.1
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Perpetual Sacrifice — Alfonso Ossorio. 1949.
Medium: watercolor, ink, and wax on watercolor board.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 99.3 x 66 cm (39 1/8 x 26 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1979.53.1. Gift of Paul and Hannah Tillich.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.