Ethiopian Lithograph

Three figures stand beneath a cross, all haloed and all solemn.

This lithograph from Ethiopia depicting the crucifixion is by Crucifixion Scene, from Ethiopia, East Africa, and is contemporary. It is ink on paper. Lithography prints an image from a flat stone or plate using the natural repulsion of oil and water, and in Ethiopia it has been used for popular religious imagery. Small painted panel with a central crucified figure on a dark cross, flanked by two robed, haloed figures in blue and brown. Arched tan backgrounds frame the group. Outlines are bold black, with earthy red, ochre and violet tones. It is 8.5 inches wide and 11 high.

Strong outlines and sober colors, rendered with real conviction.