Study for Christ of St John of the Cross 1951 — Fine Art

A dark painted cross stands without a visible body against a pale blue sky. The cross fills the frame, and a small figure of Christ hangs below it. Three sharp lines cut through the space around the cross. White paint covers parts of the ground. The cross of Christ of Saint John of the Cross appears in this study. Salvador Dali drew the scene in a surrealist mode.

This fine art print sits inside a frame with a back panel. The paper keeps the blue sky flat and the dark cross steady. You do not see glare from a lamp on the surface.

On a kitchen corridor wall, you see the cross first from the doorway. The pale field stays calm at that distance. The sharp lines read the moment you step closer.