Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim – A Christmas Carol, Dickens – Charcoal Drawing

A Christmas Carol by Dickens: Charcoal drawing — Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim by Mario Jodra, from the illustrated edition of Edelvives. Dated and signed by hand.

This drawing depicts Bob Cratchit entering his home carrying Tiny Tim in his arms, in one of the most iconic and tender scenes from A Christmas Carol. The scene shows the close bond between father and son and Tiny Tim’s fragility, as Bob returns to the Cratchit family home at Christmas, in one of the passages of Stave Three, when the Ghost of Christmas Present shows Ebenezer Scrooge the life of the humble Cratchit family.

This original charcoal drawing is part of the illustrated edition of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, a project that began after Mario Jodra was awarded the 5th Edelvives International Illustration Prize. Following this recognition, Edelvives commissioned him to create the illustrations for its new edition of the book, published in 2025 with a translation by Alejandro Tobar. The edition offers a new visual, expressive and socially engaged interpretation of Dickens’s characters and settings, with particular attention to social contrasts and Ebenezer Scrooge’s inner transformation. Original artwork, signed by hand, accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity and available directly from the artist’s studio.

DETAILS

Artist:
Mario Jodra

Title of work:
Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim (A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Edelvives)

Techniques & Materials:
Charcoal

Support:
Bouffant paper 90g

Dimensions:
21 x 29,7 cm

Location & Year created:
Madrid. 2024

Signed by hand.

Certificates of Authenticity.