Eakins: 1895

1960

Leonard Baskin

Associated Names
Leonard Baskin

Artist, American, 1922 - 2000

The image is a drawing of a man's face, with only the head and a portion of the neck shown. The man's position is frontal, but he appears to be slightly turned to the left. His facial features, especially the right eye, are highly detailed with intense lines, giving the appearance of deep-set eyes and an alert expression. The man's hair and beard are short and dense, created from intricate lines. No clothing, jewelry, or objects are depicted. The background is plain, filled with dark, dense, crosshatched lines that blend into the shadows of the face, creating a high contrast with the lighter surrounding paper.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jay Finkel

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20.32 × 15.24 cm (8 × 6 in.)
    sheet: 28.26 × 38.1 cm (11 1/8 × 15 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.121.32

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fern/O'Sullivan 1984, no. 397

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. 397.

Wikidata ID

Q77005468

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