The Paschal Lamb , 1990
34 x 26 cm (h x w)
Oil on board

© Ansel Krut

The sacrificial or Paschal lamb was traditionally slaughtered on the eve of Passover and eaten on the first night of the Jewish Passover holiday with bitter herbs and matzo. This work relates to the artist's earlier more classical style, which has gradually become 'more anarchic', ostensibly playful, but concealing complex messages. Krut's occasionally sinister subject matter has sometimes been linked to his upbringing in South Africa during the Apartheid era.

Exhibited by:

Ben Uri Research Unit

More from Ben Uri Research Unit

Christ Church, Spitalfields, Spring , 1992
59.5 x 40.5 cm (h x w)
Etching and aquatint on paper
Ben Uri Research Unit
Head of a Woman (The Jewess) , n.d.
40.5 x 25.5 cm (h x w)
Oil on card
Ben Uri Research Unit
Portrait of a Girl , 1925
79.5 x 58 cm (h x w)
Oil on canvas
Ben Uri Research Unit
Where is home? , 2016
55 x 135 x 135 cm (h x w x d)
Installation & mixed media
Ben Uri Research Unit
Break , 2015
Video
Ben Uri Research Unit