Francisco de Goya, Spanish, 1746-1828

1962

Leonard Baskin

Associated Names
Leonard Baskin

Artist, American, 1922 - 2000

Delphic Arts

Publisher

The image is a portrait drawing of a person's upper body, focusing on the face. The person is facing forward, with the face showing prominent features including two serious eyes, a prominent nose, and slightly pursed lips. The hair is long, unkempt, and dramatically fanned out around the head, depicted with bold, jagged lines and shading on one side of the face. The clothing is minimally detailed, with a suggested collar. The background is plain with no additional elements. No jewelry or objects are present, emphasizing the facial depiction.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jay Finkel

  • Dimensions

    plate: 37.15 × 45.72 cm (14 5/8 × 18 in.)
    sheet: 56.52 × 73.66 cm (22 1/4 × 29 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.121.54

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fern/O'Sullivan 1984, no. 429

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. 429.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Artists Proofs; lower right in graphite: Baskin

Wikidata ID

Q77005503

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