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拍品专文
As a sculptor and maker of tombstones, the Crucifixion was a theme that Eric Gill pursued throughout his career. The first version, which is now in the Tate collection, was made in 1910, three years before he and his wife were officially received into the Roman Catholic Church.
In this intitial carving Gill conceived the slender, fragile figure of Christ, which then appeared again and again in other versions, and which can be seen in the present work. It was only later on, in the 1920s that the figure of Christ became more bulky and muscular.
The placement of the outstretched arms of Christ at a forty-five degree angle from the verticle beam of the cross, which we can see in this example, was also an element of Gill's original conception. This was another aspect of the pose that he experimented with in the later works.
In this intitial carving Gill conceived the slender, fragile figure of Christ, which then appeared again and again in other versions, and which can be seen in the present work. It was only later on, in the 1920s that the figure of Christ became more bulky and muscular.
The placement of the outstretched arms of Christ at a forty-five degree angle from the verticle beam of the cross, which we can see in this example, was also an element of Gill's original conception. This was another aspect of the pose that he experimented with in the later works.