Henry Ossawa Tanner by Naurice Frank Woods Jr

Author:Naurice Frank Woods, Jr.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (CAM)

Figure 4.6Henry Ossawa Tanner, The Savior, c. 1900–1905. Oil on canvas mounted to plywood. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Robbins.

Perhaps one critic best summed up Tanner’s ultimate goal in depicting Christ in his compositions:

Wherever Christ appears in a picture it is noticeable that the artist cares less about showing the form and features of the man than the spirit. Always the people in the presence of Christ are held radiant and spellbound by this radiating essence. Mary and Martha regard Him with loving reverence, the disciples, carefully characterized, listen with wonder to his words, their natures strung to the highest tension. It is impossible not to realize that the speaker is no ordinary man, that his words are felt to be inspired and prophetic, and it is also difficult to put a curd on one’s enthusiasm for the artist. To the special natural qualification that Mr. Tanner has brought to his work he has added culture. All his abilities mental and technical, seem to be well under control.107

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