Ebenezer Scrooge and His Sister’s Embrace – A Christmas Carol, Dickens – Charcoal Drawing

A Christmas Carol by Dickens: Charcoal drawing — Ebenezer Scrooge and His Sister’s Embrace by Mario Jodra, from the illustrated edition of Edelvives. Dated and signed by hand.

This drawing depicts the emotional reunion of young Ebenezer Scrooge with his sister Fan in his childhood memories, when she comes to the school to take him home. The scene shows the embrace between the two siblings, one of the most tender memories of Ebenezer Scrooge’s childhood, revealed by the Ghost of Christmas Past in Stave Two of A Christmas Carol. The memory of Fan, her affection and her early death help explain some of the family and emotional ties that Ebenezer Scrooge gradually lost throughout his life.

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:
Ebenezer Scrooge and His Sister’s Embrace (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.