Ignorance and Want – A Christmas Carol, Dickens – Charcoal Drawing

A Christmas Carol by Dickens: Charcoal drawing — Ignorance and Want by Mario Jodra, from the illustrated edition of Edelvives. Dated and signed by hand.

This drawing depicts the two children, Ignorance and Want, who emerge from beneath the robe of the Ghost of Christmas Present as he reveals them to Ebenezer Scrooge. The scene belongs to Stave Three of A Christmas Carol and is one of the most powerful social allegories in the novel: the children embody the evils of ignorance and want affecting the most vulnerable members of society. The Ghost warns Ebenezer Scrooge of the consequences of ignoring them, confronting him directly with poverty and inequality in Victorian society.

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:
Ignorance and Want (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.