Patriarch/Oedipus at Colonus

1971

Leonard Baskin

Associated Names
Leonard Baskin

Artist, American, 1922 - 2000

The image shows an abstract and expressive full-body representation of a figure. The person is standing with arms extended, obscured by heavy brushstrokes and indistinct lines. The facial features are minimally represented, with dark shadows around the eyes, and the messy hair merges into the black and white elements. The clothing flows around the figure as broad strokes of black over a white background, giving an impression of loose garments. The background contrasts with bold patches of black, emphasizing the dynamic and textured rendering of the figure.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on Rives BFK wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jay Finkel

  • Dimensions

    image: 78.7 × 55.9 cm (31 × 22 in.)
    sheet: 86.36 × 60.8 cm (34 × 23 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.121.103

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fern/O'Sullivan 1984, no. 603

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. 603.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Oedipus at Colonus; lower right in graphite: Baskin

Markings

embossed: [undeciphered]

Wikidata ID

Q77005581

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