Lot Details
Lot 605
Mihaly Munkacsy
Hungarian, 1844-1900
The Accuser; Studies of Christ; and Pilate with Two Judges: Three drawings for Christ before Pilate
Each signed Munkácsy (lr)
Each graphite pencil on paper
Each 9 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches (24.2 x 21 cm)
Provenance:
Private collection, Budapest, Hungary
By inheritance to the present owner
These are preparatory drawings for Munkacsy's great Christ before Pilate, painted as the first scene of a trilogy of the Passion in 1881. The later works were Christ on Golgotha, 1884, and Ecce Homo, 1895-96. After being separated for many years, all three are now in the Déri Museum in Debrecen, Hungary.
C
Additional Notes & Condition Report
"Studies of Christ" has some water staining near the upper right corner.
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