Sacrifice of Iphigenia, No.1 1956

This is Peter Grippe’s Sacrifice of Iphigenia, No. 1 and right away it feels like a real tussle of marks. Look at the web of lines, like he’s trying to trap something on the surface. You can feel the artist working in a kind of frenzy – a dance between control and letting go. What was Grippe thinking as he laid down each stroke? Was he wrestling with the story of Iphigenia, feeling her fear and the weight of sacrifice? I see all these interlocking shapes and they're not just describing bodies, but building a kind of emotional architecture. The texture is really interesting. It reminds me of how we build up layers of experience and memory. Grippe is part of a big conversation with other artists. I think of Goya, Kathe Kollwitz... Artists who aren't afraid to look into the darkness. Ultimately, this print reminds us that art doesn't have to be pretty. It can be a raw, unflinching exploration of what it means to be human.