Unique sculpture of Jesus, head on wooden pedestal, terracotta patinated stone. Christ in agony Signed on the back R. Gourdon Although René Gourdon is especially known as a painter of secular images and landscapes, he is also a sculptor and there is also a more limited body of art known, mostly religious in nature. This work was presumably made in the early 1900s and it shows the anxious Christ, crying, father why hast thou forsaken me? A dramatic depiction of a man in agony. Total height 26.5 cm. Head height 18 cm. Dimensions of the pedestal 8.7 cm x 8.7 cm. Weight 1441 grams. The pedestal is damaged on 2 corners, other than that it is in good condition. Will be packaged very carefully and well. Registered shipping.