Page 9, from "A Poem Called the Tunning of Elynour Rummynge"

1953

Leonard Baskin

Associated Names
Leonard Baskin

Artist, American, 1922 - 2000

Gehenna Press

Publisher

The image shows two figures from the waist up, positioned next to each other. The figure on the right has discernible facial features such as eyebrows, eyes, a nose, and a slightly open mouth. They have medium-length wavy hair, wearing a dark, patterned garment. The figure on the left has abstract swirling patterns resembling facial features and is dressed in flowing robes. The right figure is holding a rounded object close to their chest, possibly a bowl or vessel. The background is plain with a light color that complements the intricate line work of the figures.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving in black on Strathmore Text wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jay Finkel

  • Dimensions

    image (irregular): 8.57 × 6.35 cm (3 3/8 × 2 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 14.61 × 6.19 cm (5 3/4 × 2 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.121.21

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fern/O'Sullivan 1984, no. 232

  • Series Title

    A Poem Called the Tunning of Elynour Rummynge

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. 232.

Wikidata ID

Q77005442

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