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

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

Leonard Baskin · 1957

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DETAILS
Artist
Leonard Baskin
Date
1957
Medium
Wood engraving on cream wove Japanese paper
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
233 × 305 mm (view of all images; 430 × 440 mm (sheet)
Collection
Prints and Drawings
Culture
United States
Credit line
Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Shapiro
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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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