Self-Portrait as a Priest

1952

Leonard Baskin

Associated Names
Leonard Baskin

Artist, American, 1922 - 2000

The image shows a person in a profile view with their head turned over their shoulder, looking towards the viewer. The facial features are defined with strong, angular lines and a slightly furrowed brow, giving a stern expression. The person has short, dark hair and is wearing a high-collared dark garment that covers their neck and shoulders. There are no visible jewelry or objects in their hands. The background is plain, emphasizing the central subject.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jay Finkel

  • Dimensions

    image: 54.5 × 25.7 cm (21 7/16 × 10 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 79.06 × 50.8 cm (31 1/8 × 20 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.121.15

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fern/O'Sullivan 1984, no. 193

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. 193.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: artist's proof; lower right in graphite: Baskin

Wikidata ID

Q77005432

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