Large Leonard Baskin Woodcut "Man of Peace"

ABOUT Leonard Baskin American, 1922-2000 Frightened Old Man Signed and inscribed Artist Proof in pencil. Unframed. CREATOR Leonard Baskin, American. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1950. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Woodcut on Japanese rice paper. CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use. Top corners bent and missing about an inch each. Lower left corner bent but intact. DIMENSIONS Mat: H 32.25 in. W 24.25 in., Image: H 30.75 in. x W 23.25 in. HISTORY Leonard Baskin was an American artist working in a range of media. Though Baskin primarily considered himself a sculptor, he remains best known for his expressive works on paper. Many of his prints and drawings served as preparatory studies for his imposing bronze and wood sculptures of animals...

Woodcut engraving by well known printer and artist Leonard Baskin depicting William Morris.

After an image from the portfolio of Drawings for the Iliad. Published by Delphic Arts New York 1962. The print pencil signed and dated 1961 lower right. Here the Greek hero Achilles...

This etching by Leonard Baskin (1922 - 2000) in entitled"Yom Kippur", ed. 16/150, numbered in pencil lower left. The etching is dated 1978. ***Leonard Baskin (August 15, 1922 – June...

An intriguing modern lithograph on paper titled “The Patriarch (Oedipus at Colonus)” by Leonard Baskin. Signed on the bottom right with an annotation of ...

An etching and aquatint by Victor Pasmore from his portfolio titled "The Dance of Man in Modern Times". Victor Pasmore was one of the leading members of the English school of Abstract Expressionism. Please note this is one print from a larger portfolio. Other prints from this portfolio are available. A bit about Pasmore- Beginning in 1947, he developed a purely abstract style under the influence of Ben Nicholson and other artists associated with Circle, becoming a pioneering figure of the revival of interest in Constructivism in Britain following the War. [6] Pasmore's abstract work, often in collage and construction of reliefs, pioneered the use of new materials and was sometimes on a large architectural scale. Herbert Read described Pasmore's new style as "The most revolutionary event in post-war British art".[7] In 1950, he was commissioned to design an abstract mural for a bus depot in Kingston upon Thames[8] and the following year Pasmore contributed a mural to the Festival of Britain that promoted a number of the British Constructivists. Pasmore was a supporter of fellow artist Richard Hamilton, giving him a teaching job in Newcastle and contributing a constructivist structure to the exhibition "This Is Tomorrow" in collaboration with Erno Goldfinger and Helen Phillips...

A wonderful image by British artist or printmaker Frank Martin titled "Maened". The image is of dancer Olga Tshechowa and was later used for the poster of...

Letterio Calapai (1901-1993) Circus II (Space Man), c. 1950 Image: 8.7/8″ (22.5 cm) by 6″ (15.2 cm) Edition: 24/50, with full margins Signed: In pencil, lower right margin, L. Calapa...

Selection of Joan Miro large color lithographs, France, circa 1960s. We purchased a group of these color lithographs from the estate of a couple that l...

Selection of Joan Miro large color lithographs, France, circa 1960s. We purchased a group of these color lithographs from the estate of a couple that l...