Leonard Baskin

American · 1922–2000 · Printmaker, Sculptor

Leonard Baskin was an American sculptor, draughtsman, and graphic artist, as well as founder of the Gehenna Press (1942–2000). One of America's first fine arts presses, it went… (Wikipedia)

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The Cry, Bird in the Sun and Tobias and the Angel (3), c. 1969
Woodcut / linocut · Panel
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 9, 2011 · Lot 142
$613≈ £392≈ €451Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Untitled
Sworders · Jan 10, 2011 · Lot 213
£800≈ $1,241≈ €962HammerSign up free to seeEst. £400–600View at Sworders ↗
Portrait of Thomas Eakins
Woodcut / linocut · ed. AP
22 1/2 in. x 13 3/4 in
Sloans & Kenyon · Jul 28, 2010 · Lot 100
$375≈ £241≈ €289HammerSign up free to seeEst. $100–300View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
Tobias and the Angel
Woodcut / linocut · Panel
17 1/2 in. x 19 in
Sloans & Kenyon · Jul 28, 2010 · Lot 101A
$250≈ £160≈ €192HammerSign up free to seeEst. $100–300View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
Death of the Poet Laureate
Woodcut / linocut · Panel · ed. AP
Sloans & Kenyon · Jul 28, 2010 · Lot 102
$130≈ £83≈ €100HammerSign up free to seeEst. $100–200View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
Death Among the Thistles
Woodcut / linocut · Panel
6 in. x 8 in
Sloans & Kenyon · Jul 28, 2010 · Lot 103
$350≈ £225≈ €269HammerSign up free to seeEst. $100–300View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
Lucas V
Etching · ed. 16/90
16 1/2 in. x 21 1/2 in
Sloans & Kenyon · Jul 28, 2010 · Lot 104
$450≈ £289≈ €346HammerSign up free to seeEst. $100–300View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
Self-Portrait at Age 44
Etching
5 7/8 in. x 5 7/8 in
Sloans & Kenyon · Jul 28, 2010 · Lot 105
$350≈ £225≈ €269HammerSign up free to seeEst. $100–300View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
Ernst Barlach
Etching · ed. AP
17 3/4 in. x 14 3/4 in
Sloans & Kenyon · Jul 28, 2010 · Lot 96
$375≈ £241≈ €289HammerSign up free to seeEst. $100–200View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
Francisco de Goya
Etching · ed. 13/50
14 3/4 in. x 17 3/4 in
Sloans & Kenyon · Jul 28, 2010 · Lot 97
$475≈ £305≈ €366HammerSign up free to seeEst. $100–200View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗

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Leonard Baskin signature

126 catalogued lots by Leonard Baskin record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (71% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

lower right40
lower left5
in the margin4
in the plate3
along the bottom2
upper right1

Form

signed99
signed in pencil14
signed and dated12
monogrammed1

Signed in pencil lower right: Baskin titled lower left: Man of Peace — Man of Peace, Michaan's Auctions, Jul 25, 2020
Signed in pencil l.r., editioned "16/90" in pencil l.l., titled in plate l.c — Isaiah, Barridoff Auctions, Nov 18, 2023
Signed and numbered 30/60 in pencil to the lower margin — Succoth [Sukkot], Concept Art Gallery, Aug 12, 2026

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About Leonard Baskin

Leonard Baskin was an American sculptor, draughtsman, and graphic artist, as well as founder of the Gehenna Press (1942–2000). One of America's first fine arts presses, it went on to become "one of the most important and comprehensive art presses of the world", often featuring the work of poets, such as Sylvia Plath, Ted Hughes, Anthony Hecht, and James Baldwin side by side with Baskin's bold, stark, energetic and often dramatic black-and-white prints. Called a "Sculptor of Stark Memorials" by the New York Times, Baskin is also known for his wood, limestone, bronze, and large-scale woodblock prints, which ranged from naturalistic to fanciful, and were frequently grotesque, featuring bloated figures or humans merging with animals. "His monumental bronze sculpture, The Funeral Cortege, graces the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, D.C."

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