Imaginary Portrait of John Skelton

1953

Leonard Baskin

Associated Names
Leonard Baskin

Artist, American, 1922 - 2000

Gehenna Press

Publisher

The image showcases a small, rectangular black-and-white artwork with an abstract stylized portrait of a person in the center. The portrait displays the head and upper torso of the upright individual, oriented slightly to the side. Complex linear patterns form the facial features, with the hair depicted shortly and stylized. The person wears a dark garment with a round neckline, featuring a decorative pattern hinting at a collar. No jewelry or objects are present. The artwork's background is a plain off-white surface, aiding the minimalistic and abstract theme.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jay Finkel

  • Dimensions

    image: 11.3 × 5.4 cm (4 7/16 × 2 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.121.19

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fern/O'Sullivan 1984, no. 229

  • 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. 229.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Baskin

Wikidata ID

Q77005439

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