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

Flying , n.d.
300 x 200 x 200 cm (h x w x d)
Fabric and wires
Ben Uri Research Unit
Androgyny , 2014
12 x 28 cm (h x w)
textiles
Ben Uri Research Unit
Natty Roots, Natty Bongo , 1970
58.5 x 25.5 x 20 cm (h x w x d)
Bronze on stone plinth
Ben Uri Research Unit
The Date , 2012
77 x 58 cm (h x w)
Watercolour on paper
Ben Uri Research Unit
Lord Napier , 2011
76 x 64 cm (h x w)
Photograph
Ben Uri Research Unit