George Minne

1969

Leonard Baskin

Associated Names
Leonard Baskin

Artist, American, 1922 - 2000

Gehenna Press

Publisher

The image depicts a portrait showing the head and shoulders of a person facing forward. The person is in a frontal position, with their head slightly tilted down. Their facial features are shaded, and a mustache can be seen. They are wearing a hat with a broad brim, casting a shadow over their face, and dressed in a formal suit with a visible shirt and tie. The suit jacket is dark, contrasting with the lighter background. No jewelry or objects are visible. The background is plain and light-colored.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jay Finkel

  • Dimensions

    image (irregular): 16.51 × 10.16 cm (6 1/2 × 4 in.)
    sheet: 35.56 × 27.94 cm (14 × 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.121.92

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fern/O'Sullivan 1984, no. 545

  • Series Title

    Laus Pictorum, Portraits of Nineteenth-Century 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. 545.

Inscriptions

upper left in block: L; lower left in graphite: 140/175

Wikidata ID

Q77005553

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