Self-Portrait

1983

Leonard Baskin

Associated Names
Leonard Baskin

Artist, American, 1922 - 2000

Print Club of Cleveland

Publisher

The image depicts the head of a person facing directly towards the viewer. The facial features, including a prominent brow, deep-set eyes, a broad nose, and a full beard, are highlighted with shadows and fine lines. The hair is either cropped short or styled naturally. The drawing uses earth tones and shades of brown for depth. The background is divided into dark shadows and light beige with no distinct objects. There is no visible jewelry or accessories.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on Arches wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jay Finkel

  • Dimensions

    image (irregular): 25.72 × 18.42 cm (10 1/8 × 7 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 34.61 × 31.43 cm (13 5/8 × 12 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.121.42

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fern/O'Sullivan 1984, undescribed

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jay Finkel, Washington, DC; acquired 2013 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left on stone: Baskin; lower right on stone: .1.9.8.3.; lower left in graphite: .36.; lower right in graphite: Baskin

Markings

embossed: The / Print / Club of / Cleveland; embossed: FOX

Wikidata ID

Q77005484

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