Christ Preaches to the Women of Jerusalem (Eighth Station)

 

Dick Swift

  1918 - 2010 (biography)

1958  

mixed technique intaglio 

17 3/4 x 14 13/16" platemark 

pencil, lower right 

21 of 35  

pencil signed, titled, and editioned: 21/35 

 

heavy ivory wove 

published 

artist 

21089 

$850.00 

This impression, station no. 8, is one of fourteen intaglio prints of the Stations of the Cross, produced in 1957 and 1958. They are called "mixed technique" intaglios because the artist used several different etching techniques including; aquatint, drypoint, etching, engraving, and softground. Swift illustrates the story of the Stations as a drama, instilled with references to the injustices and sufferings in the 20th century. In this impression Swift's iconography is showcased with the high rise buildings in the background, which preclude Christ's coming tribulations. Swift's embodiement of evil, the minotaur, is showcased in this impression, almost entirely hidden in the dark behind the preaching Jesus.