Castle Street Dogs

1952

Leonard Baskin

Associated Names
Leonard Baskin

Artist, American, 1922 - 2000

Gehenna Press

Publisher

The image depicts a series of intertwined lines and shapes forming an abstract representation of two animals. The design shows two creatures resembling dogs or wolves, one on top of the other. The lines create a texture resembling fur and convey motion and interdependency between the figures. The abstract nature of the image blends familiar forms with artistic expression.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jay Finkel

  • Dimensions

    image (irregular): 3.81 × 5.08 cm (1 1/2 × 2 in.)
    sheet: 13.34 × 7.78 cm (5 1/4 × 3 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.121.12

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fern/O'Sullivan 1984, no. 157

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. 157.

Wikidata ID

Q77005427

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