William Blake, English, 1757-1827

1962 (published 1963)

Leonard Baskin

Associated Names
Leonard Baskin

Artist, American, 1922 - 2000

Delphic Arts

Publisher

The image shows a close-up of a person's face, filling most of the frame, from the top of their head down to just below the neck. The person is facing forward with their head slightly tilted downward. The facial features are abstract and distorted, with heavily shaded, expressive lines suggesting deep-set, closed eyes, a pronounced nose, and downturned lips. The skin appears heavily textured with ink drawing lines, and the hair seems to blend with the shadowy areas, presenting as a mix of both hair and shadow. The background is a stark black, contrasting sharply with the white of the paper and the detailed lines of the face sketch.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint in black on Rives BFK wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 45 × 37.5 cm (17 11/16 × 14 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.293

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fern/O'Sullivan 1984, no. 425

  • Portfolio Title

    Etchings of Ten Favorite Artists

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Robert M. Light, Santa Barbara, California; Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, PA, 1964; 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. 425.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Blake; lower center in graphite: 7/50; lower right in graphite: Baskin

Wikidata ID

Q65510897

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