Grieving Othello

1973

Leonard Baskin

Associated Names
Leonard Baskin

Artist, American, 1922 - 2000

Gehenna Press

Publisher

The image depicts a black and white illustration showing an upper body of a person from the back. The figure is positioned with their arms raised above their head, crossing at the wrists behind their neck. Their back is prominently featured with detailed lines suggesting musculature and texture. The person's hair is dark and appears short, with the head slightly turned to one side. The person is draped in an intricate garment that hangs loosely, with multiple lines denoting folds and creases. There's nothing visibly held in the person's hands or any jewelry worn. The background is minimal and mostly blank, framing the figure within a rectangular outline with horizontal lines suggesting a boundary or surface behind the individual.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in black on Strathmore laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jay Finkel

  • Dimensions

    image: 31.12 × 17.15 cm (12 1/4 × 6 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 49.85 × 33.02 cm (19 5/8 × 13 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.121.69.10

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fern/O'Sullivan 1984, no. 628

  • Portfolio Title

    Othello

Associated Artworks

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Othello

Leonard Baskin, Gehenna Press

1973

Othello

Leonard Baskin, Gehenna Press

1973

The Handkerchief

Leonard Baskin, Gehenna Press

1973

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. 628.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 24x/200; lower right in graphite: Baskin

Wikidata ID

Q77005626

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