“Nothing is more seductive for man than his freedom of conscience. But nothing is a greater cause of suffering.” – Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov, 1880. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.

E. McKnight Kauffer, "Nothing is more seductive for man than his freedom of conscience. But nothing is a greater cause of suffering."--Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov, 1880. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1953, India ink and gouache on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.139
E. McKnight Kauffer, "Nothing is more seductive for man than his freedom of conscience. But nothing is a greater cause of suffering."--Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov, 1880. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1953, India ink and gouache on paperboard, sheet: 20 x 16 1⁄2 in. (50.7 x 41.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.139

Artwork Details

Title
“Nothing is more seductive for man than his freedom of conscience. But nothing is a greater cause of suffering.” – Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov, 1880. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
Artist
Date
1953
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 20 x 16 1⁄2 in. (50.7 x 41.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums
Mediums Description
India ink and gouache on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure — fragment — face
Object Number
1984.124.139
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.124.139

Works by this artist (3 items)

E. McKnight Kauffer, One Integrated Flow of Production, from the Early Series, 1941, photomechanical reproduction on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.141
One Integrated Flow of Production, from the Early Series
Artist
Date1941
photomechanical reproduction on paper mounted on paperboard
Not on view
E. McKnight Kauffer, "Nothing is more seductive for man than his freedom of conscience. But nothing is a greater cause of suffering."--Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov, 1880. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1953, India ink and gouache on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.139
“Nothing is more seductive for man than his freedom of…
Artist
Date1953
India ink and gouache on paperboard
Not on view
E. McKnight Kauffer, Montana, from the United States Series, 1946, gouache on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.140
Montana, from the United States Series
Artist
Date1946
gouache on paperboard
Not on view

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