Christ Among His Tormentors

Description

At the turn of the century, Henri de Groux was among the most respected members of the Belgian avant-garde. In Christ among His Tormentors, de Groux' s most ambitious print, Christ cowers next to Pontius Pilate as he is jeered by the crowd that will ultimately sentence him to death. This particular impression is one among a group of twelve that the artist hand-colored with pastel.

Christ Among His Tormentors

Henri de Groux

1894–98

Accession Number

147614

Medium

Pastel over lithograph in black ink with additions in crayon and graphite on cream wove Canson & Montgolfier paper

Dimensions

58.1 × 74.7 cm (22 7/8 × 29 7/16 in.)

Classification

pastel

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hixon Glore Fund