The Appearance of the Ghost of Christmas Past – A Christmas Carol, Dickens – Charcoal Drawing

A Christmas Carol by Dickens: Charcoal drawing — The Appearance of the Ghost of Christmas Past by Mario Jodra, from the illustrated edition of Edelvives. Dated and signed by hand.

This drawing depicts the moment when the Ghost of Christmas Past appears before Ebenezer Scrooge in his bedroom and draws back the curtains of his bed, revealing himself as a supernatural figure. The scene belongs to the beginning of Stave Two of A Christmas Carol, when the clock strikes one and Scrooge is visited by the first of the three spirits who will show him the shadows of his past. The ghost’s appearance between the bed curtains is one of the most recognizable moments in Ebenezer Scrooge’s supernatural transformation.

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:
The Appearance of the Ghost of Christmas Past (A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Edelvives)

Techniques & Materials:
Charcoal

Support:
Bouffant paper 90g

Dimensions:
29,7 x 42 cm

Location & Year created:
Madrid. 2024

Signed by hand.

Certificates of Authenticity.