William Blake

1959 (published 1964)

Leonard Baskin

Associated Names
Leonard Baskin

Artist, American, 1922 - 2000

Gehenna Press

Publisher

The image shows a composition of sharp, jagged lines interlacing with dense, swirling patterns. The forms come together to suggest the familiar visage of a human face, with exaggerated features reminiscent of a furrowed brow and a solemn expression. The abstract lines and shapes meld to imply the eyebrows, eyes, and mustache, evoking the essence of a face but with a chaotic and fragmented twist.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving in black on vellum

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 6.9 × 6 cm (2 11/16 × 2 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 14.6 x 10.8 cm (5 3/4 x 4 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.45.104.c

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fern/O'Sullivan 1984, no. 370

  • Series Title

    A Letter from William Blake

Associated Artworks

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The image shows a person's left profile, emphasizing facial features like cheekbones, nose, and eyes. The hair is not visible. The drawing style seems etched or carved. No clothing, body, jewelry, or objects are visible. The background is plain, enclosed in a rectangular frame, with a signature reading “Baskin” at the bottom.

A Letter from William Blake

Leonard Baskin, Gehenna Press

1964

The image shows a line drawing of a person's profile, focusing on the head and part of the neck. The person is looking to the left in profile view. Their facial features are depicted with prominent lines, including a forehead, nose, and deep lines. The hair is illustrated with flowing, curved lines, extending toward the back of the head. The clothing is minimal, outlined to cover the shoulders. The background is plain, with a border framing the figure. There is a signature at the bottom right within the border.

Blake, after a Drawing by John Linnell

Leonard Baskin, Gehenna Press

1956

The image depicts a line drawing of a person's side profile, focusing on the face from the hairline to the chin. The head is shown in profile with the gaze directed forward. The facial features are outlined, including the eye, nose, and lips. The hair is depicted with a few lines. No clothing, jewelry, or objects are visible. The drawing is set against a light background with no visible surroundings, and it is signed 'Bashir' at the bottom right corner.

Blake, after His Visionary Self-Portrait

Leonard Baskin, Gehenna Press

1956

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania; acquired 1980 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1984

  • Fern, Alan, and Judith O'Sullivan. The Complete Prints of Leonard Baskin: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1948-1983. Boston, 1984: no. 370.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Baskin

Wikidata ID

Q75420412

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