Little Bird

1973

Leonard Baskin

Associated Names
Leonard Baskin

Artist, American, 1922 - 2000

The image shows a person in a portrait format, positioned mid-torso up. The person faces slightly to the right, revealing a side profile view. Their features include a straight nose, sharp jawline, and prominent cheekbones. They have long, dark hair styled back with a large feather integrated into it. The person wears a sketch of a shirt with a dark button, and holds a linearly drawn pipe in their left hand. The background is a flat, vibrant orange color.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on Rives BFK wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jay Finkel

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 105.41 × 75.57 cm (41 1/2 × 29 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.121.113

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fern/O'Sullivan 1984, no. 622

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. 622.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 10/160; lower right in graphite: Baskin

Wikidata ID

Q77005600

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