Ernst Barlach

1957

Leonard Baskin

Associated Names
Leonard Baskin

Artist, American, 1922 - 2000

Gehenna Press

Publisher

The image is a black and white illustration of a person's head. The figure has a full head of hair with a wavy texture and a thick beard. The facial features are emphasized with heavy lines, highlighting deep-set eyes, a prominent nose, and lips. The artwork is detailed and somewhat abstract. The background is plain and light-colored. Below the head is a signature that reads "Baskin."
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jay Finkel

  • Dimensions

    image: 5.08 × 4.13 cm (2 × 1 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 11.91 × 6.03 cm (4 11/16 × 2 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.121.36

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fern/O'Sullivan 1984, no. 292

  • Portfolio Title

    A Letter from Ernst Barlach

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. 292.

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: Baskin

Wikidata ID

Q77005474

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