Venus Shell, Sea Weed, plates 142-143 from The Wood Engravings of Leonard Baskin

MEDIUMWood engraving on cream wove Japanese paper

DIMENSIONS233 × 305 mm (view of all images; 430 × 440 mm (sheet)

COLLECTIONPrints and Drawings

CULTUREUnited States

CREDIT LINEPurchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Shapiro

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THE ARTIST

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