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Priam Offering Gifts by Leonard Baskin

Priam Offering Gifts

Leonard Baskin · 1962

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DETAILS
Artist
Leonard Baskin
Date
1962
Medium
Brush with India ink on paper
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
68 × 102 cm (26 13/16 × 40 3/16 in.)
Collection
Prints and Drawings
Culture
United States
Credit line
Gift of the Print and Drawing Club
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THE ARTIST

Leonard Baskin

Leonard Baskin, known for his stark, dramatic black-and-white prints and monumental sculptures, founded the influential Gehenna Press.

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