At the Bureau

1974

Leonard Baskin

Associated Names
Leonard Baskin

Artist, American, 1922 - 2000

The image features an artwork with two figures depicted in a somewhat abstract manner. Both figures are shown from head to toe. The figure on the right appears to be standing and facing forward, wearing a long robe. This figure has distinct facial features with dark lines, long flowing hair, and holds a staff-like object. The figure and clothing on the left are predominantly in dark green and blue, blending with the dark background. The background transitions from deep turquoise on the left to a warm, muted orange on the right.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on Velin d'Arches wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jay Finkel

  • Dimensions

    image: 61 × 85 cm (24 × 33 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 75.57 × 105.41 cm (29 3/4 × 41 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.121.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fern/O'Sullivan 1984, no. 636

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jay Finkel, Washington, DC; acquired 2013 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, Massachusetts: Little, Brown and Company, 1984, no. 636.

Inscriptions

lower left on stone: BASKIN 1974; lower left in graphite: 29/100; lower right in graphite: Baskin

Markings

embossed: [undeciphered]

Wikidata ID

Q77005410

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