Christ

1891/1892, published 1894

Emile Bernard

Associated Names
Emile Bernard

Artist, French, 1868 - 1941

The drawing shows a crucifixion scene with a figure on a cross and another figure seated at the base. The style is reminiscent of woodcut prints with bold black lines on a neutral background. The figure on the cross has a halo. The somber expression and positioning of the figures give a sense of solemnity. Sketched hills or landscape features are in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in black on laid cream paper

  • Credit Line

    Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 35.1 × 14.7 cm (13 13/16 × 5 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 59.6 × 42.7 cm (23 7/16 × 16 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.180.43

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Morane 2000, no. 27

  • Series Title

    L'Estampe originale (album 5)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Virginia and Ira Jackson, Houston, (stamp, VIJ in square, Lugt undescribed); gift to NGA, 2000.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1991

  • Boyer, Patricia Eckert, and Phillip Dennis Cate. L'Estampe originale: Artistic Printmaking in France 1893 - 1895. Zwolle, 1991: 4.

2000

  • Morane, D. Emile Bernard (1868 - 1941). Pont-Aven, 2000, no. 4.

Inscriptions

recto: below image, at bottom right, in graphite: Emile Bernard; verso: none

Markings

BS: L'Estampe originale

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q76338921

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