Art, literature & historyThe Cruel Monument
1940–43
- Dating
- Date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Red pastel with stumping on cream wove paper
- Dimensions
- 75.5 × 101 cm (29 3/4 × 39 13/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1992.227
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
The Cruel Monument — Leon Golub. 1940–43.
Medium: Red pastel with stumping on cream wove paper. Dimensions: 75.5 × 101 cm (29 3/4 × 39 13/16 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.