Le Christ dépouillé de se vêtements (Christ Stripped of His Clothes)
1909
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1909
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This sketch shows a tense moment with four figures. One man stands with his back to us, pulling off another man’s clothes while he’s bent over. A woman kneels nearby, looking down, and two others stand in the background, wrapped in loose robes. The scene feels rough and hurried, with quick, sketchy lines. The artist focused on movement and emotion over detail. The clothes are nearly torn off, and the figures’ postures scream urgency. Look up lithography to see how this sketchy style was made.
