Angel of Death

1959

Leonard Baskin

Associated Names
Leonard Baskin

Artist, American, 1922 - 2000

The image displays intricate, interweaving lines and shapes forming a complex composition reminiscent of abstract art. The black lines are dense, creating a pattern that resembles feathers or foliage cascading downwards. Within this arrangement, one might perceive suggestions of wings or the plumage of a bird. The dynamic interplay of lines evokes texture and movement found in nature, while maintaining an abstract presentation.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in black on linen-backed wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 156.2 × 78 cm (61 1/2 × 30 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 198 x 95.7 cm (77 15/16 x 37 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.217

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fern/O'Sullivan 1984, no. 369

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania; acquired 1964 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. 369.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: L B; lower left in graphite: Angel of Death - edition 25; lower right in graphite: Leonard Baskin

Markings

stamped lower left verso in black ink: 73 [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q65510696

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