Matthias Grunewald, German, 1470-1528

1962

Leonard Baskin

Associated Names
Leonard Baskin

Artist, American, 1922 - 2000

Delphic Arts

Publisher

The image is a portrait of a man's head and face in profile view. The man has prominent facial features, including a pronounced nose, deep-set eyes, and a full, bushy beard. His long, flowing hair is slightly unkempt. The sketch is done in a minimalistic style with lines and hatching for contrast and definition. The focus is solely on the head and facial features, with no visible clothing or accessories. The background is plain and unadorned.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on gray wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jay Finkel

  • Dimensions

    plate: 44.77 × 38.1 cm (17 5/8 × 15 in.)
    sheet: 66.36 × 50.8 cm (26 1/8 × 20 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.121.53

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fern/O'Sullivan 1984, no. 428

  • Portfolio Title

    Etchings of Ten Favorite Artists

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. 428.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Hors d'commerce; lower center in graphite: Artist's proof. "Grunewald"; lower right in graphite: Baskin

Wikidata ID

Q77005502

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