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Tobias and the Angel

1958

Leonard Baskin

Associated Names

Leonard Baskin

Artist, American, 1922 - 2000

This image depicts two figures standing in a surreal landscape of undulating hills. The figure on the left is hooded with wings, while the figure on the right appears childlike. A small creature is at the childlike figure's feet. The background shows horizontal lines and a swirling sky, all in a monochromatic style with intricate line work.

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Artwork overview

Medium

wood engraving in black
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Dimensions

image: 37.8 × 37.8 cm (14 7/8 × 14 7/8 in.)
Accession Number

1964.8.1773
Catalogue Raisonné

Fern/O'Sullivan 1984, no. 367

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1968

Good and Bad Angels, University of Notre Dame Art Gallery, IN, 1968, no catalogue.

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. 367.

Wikidata ID

Q65510907

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