Circle of Honoré Daumier (French 1808-1879)

Artist: Circle of Honoré Daumier (French 1808-1879).
Title: Ecce Homo.
Medium: Watercolour, over a graphite underdrawing.
Condition: This drawing is in good condition, and has the original mat and frame. It is glazed with anti-reflective invisible glass ArtGlass AR70.
Provenance: Private Collection London.

About: Ecce Homo, Latin for “Behold the man”, these were the words spoken by Pontius Pilate in the Vulgate translation of the Gospel of St John. This work depicts the moment Christ was walked to be stood before Pilate before he was thrown to the hostile crowd shortly before his Crucifixion.

This work holds a strong synergy with drawings by Daumier of the same period, with a particular emphasis on line and wash. The subject was explored several times by Daumier, with varying compositions in both drawings and paintings.