1912
graphite
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Pèlerins d'Emmaüs (Pilgrims at Emmaus) is a 1912 graphite by Jean-Louis Forain, depicting Drinking, held at National Gallery of Art.
A dim room glows under a single lamp. Three men sit at a table. One raises his arms. Bread breaks on a wooden board. This is the moment Jesus reveals himself to two disciples after rising. Forain shows the shock on their faces. The light hits their hands and the bread just right. The print mixes etching and drypoint for a grainy, shadowy feel. It looks almost like a sketch you’d find in a church basement. Look up Forain, Jean-Louis.
Jean-Louis Forain (French pronunciation: ; 23 October 1852 – 11 July 1931) was a French Impressionist painter and printmaker, working in media including oils, watercolour, pastel, etching and lithograph.
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