Alexandre SÉON (1855 - 1917) Jesus crucified Sanguine and burnt red chalk. Signed upper right and titled vertically on the left border. (Partially oxidized gouache, slightly oiled, small stains). 49.5 x 67 cm Our drawing is a preparatory for Christ on the Cross, a study for the decoration of the chapel at Château de l'Orfrasière commissioned from the artist in 1905 by Countess Robert de Wendel and now in the Musée d'Orsay (inv. RF Moag 2021 3 4).