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Leonard Baskin (American, 1922-2000)
Native American Portraits
Showing August 7-29, 2009
In the early 1970s, The National Park Service asked Leonard Baskin to provide illustrations for Little Big-Horn National Park, which was then called Custer National Park. As he dove into his research, the artist was struck deeply by the wisdom and courage he discovered, and began a series of large format lithographic portraits of nineteenth-century chiefs. Cast against the historical backdrop of renewed public interest in the American Indian Movement, Baskin’s portraits of Native Americans stand out as a poignant example of his artistic activism and a complex reflection on our collective history.
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Short Bull, Sioux
9 color lithograph on BFK Rives, 1972/73. Signed. Edition 44/85. Fern 623.
23 x 20-1/2 inches.
[30230]
$750
Little Bird - Arapahoe
Color lithograph, 1973. Signed. Artist proof. Regular edition 100. Reference: Fern 622.
24 x 34-1/2 inches.
[25545]
$1500
Quanah Parker, Commanche
Lithograph on Arches, 1974. Signed. Edition 79/100. Fern 643.
34-1/2 x 20 inches.
[29851]
$900
Whitehorse
Lithograph, 1972. Signed. Edition 120/160. Fern 616.
32 x 20 inches.
[30233]
$900
Chief White Man/Kiowa
Lithograph, 1973. Signed. Edition 50/100. Reference: Fern 639.
34-1/4 x 24 inches.
[25302c]
$1200
Sitting Bull
Lithograph, 1972. Signed. Edition 59/160. Fern 613.
29-1/2 x 21-1/2 inches.
[29948]
$750
Wolf Robe, Cheyenne
Lithograph on BFK Rives, 1972. Signed. Edition 109/160. Fern 617.
32 x 22 inches.
[29853]
$800
Pedro Cajete, Pueblo
Lithograph on BFK Rives, 1972. Signed. Edition 114/160. Fern 611.
30-3/4 x 22 inches.
[30232]
$850
Chief Wets it Assinnboine
Lithograph, 1972. Signed. Edition 23/160. Fern 609.
33-1/4 x 22 inches.
[29852]
$900
Leader
Lithograph on BFK Rives, 1971. Signed. Edition 1/160. Fern 602.
27-1/2 x 19-1/2 inches.
[29856]
$750
Spies on His Enemies
Lithograph, 1972. Signed. Edition 89/160. Fern 614.
32-1/4 x 22 inches.
[30231]
$850
Sharp Nose, Arapaho
Lithograph on BFK Rives, 1972. Signed. Edition 104/160. Fern 612.
32 x 20-1/2 inches.
[30234]
$900
Additional Works Available
Original Prints
L.B. at S. 56
Color woodcut, 1978/79. Signed. Edition 8/150.
32 x 22 inches.
[29859]
$800
L.B. aet S. 51
Color woodcut, 1973. Signed. Edition 35/100. Fern 618.
32 x 23-3/8 inches.
[29860]
$950
Self Portrait (Leonard at 76)
Woodcut with letters in red, 1999. Signed. Edition 5/50.
40 x 29 inches.
$3200
Woman with Black Hat and Green Veil
Series: Semblant. Lithograph. Signed and Numbered in Pencil. Edition: 12/20.
9-1/2 x 15 inches.
[25329]
$1200
Fattori in Oval
Series: Semblant. Lithograph printed chine collé, 1990. Signed and numbered in pencil. Edition 11/20.
11-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches.
[25279c]
$1200
Munch in a Black Frame
Series: Semblant. Lithograph printed chine collé, 1990. Signed and numbered in pencil. Edition 14/20.
11 x 8-1/4 inches.
[25282]
$1200
Mexico
Color etching, 1995. Signed, titled and dated in the plate. Signed and numbered in pencil. Edition 20/30.
7-1/2 x 7-5/8 inches.
[25316]
$2700
Odilon Redon
(Portrait of the French artist, 1840-1916) Series: Laus Pictorum. Etching, 1969. Signed, numbered and titled in pencil. Signed in the plate. Edition xiv/xv. Reference: Fern 547.
8-3/4 x 5-3/4 inches.
[25296]
$900
Green Crow with Pan Figures
Series: Capriccio. Etching in green. Signed in pencil. Artist’s proof.
7-1/4 x 4-5/8 inches.
[25298]
$1350
Gericault
Etching, 1969. Signed and numbered in pencil. Edition IV/XV. Reference: Fern 535.
16-3/4 x 13-3/4 inches.
[25318]
$1800
Velasquez
Woodcut, 1963. Signed and annotated AP in pencil. Artist’s proof. Regular edition 50. Reference: Fern 458.
20 x 13-1/2 inches.
[25540]
$1200
The Strabismic Jew
Woodcut in black with red letters, 1955. Signed. Edition size unknown. Reference: Fern 259.
40-1/4 x 22-1/2 inches.
[25611c]
$1500
Page Twenty-Four
Illustration for A Poem Called the Tunning of Elynour Rummynage by John Skelton (Btitish poet, 1460-1529). Wood engraving. Published by Gehenna Press, Worcester MA, 1953. Printer’s proof. Regular edition size 118. Signed in pencil. Reference: Fern 236.
2 x 3-1/8 inches.
[25199]
$225
Page Nine
Illustration for A Poem Called the Tunning of Elynour Rummynage by John Skelton (Btitish poet, 1460-1529). Wood engraving. Published by Gehenna Press, Worcester MA, 1953. Printer’s proof. Regular edition size 118. Signed in pencil. Reference: Fern 232.
2-1/4 x 2-1/2 inches.
[25195]
$250
Samuel Sewall
Printed in Samuel Sewall: The Selling of Joseph. Wood engraving, 1969. Published by the Gehenna Press, Northampton, MA. Printer’s proof. Regular edition size 100. Signed in pencil. Reference: Fern 558.
2-3/4 x 2-3/8 inches.
[25219]
$175
Samuel Palmer, After the Watercolor by Walter
For Blake and the Youthful Ancients. Wood engraving, 1956. Published by the Gehenna Press, Northampton, MA. Printer’s proof. Regular edition size 50. Signed in pencil. Reference: Fern 275.
2-1/4 x 1-15/16 inches.
[25206]
$265
Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture
Raptor with Wings Outstretched
Gouache on paper, 1988. Signed and dated in brown brush. Gift of Baskin to fellow artist Jules Kirschenbaum.
31 x 22 inches.
[30246c]
$12,000
Dark Raptor
Watercolor, 1985.
41 x 28 inches.
[25334]
$15,000
Self Portrait (L.B. Aet S 72)
Gouache on paper, 1994.
30 x 23 inches.
[25339]
$15,000
Deranged Flemish Artist
Watercolor on paper, 1984.
31 x 23 inches.
[25337]
$12,000
Determined Figure
Pen and ink drawing, 1977.
31 x 22 inches.
[25340]
$10,000
The Great Brown Crow
Watercolor on paper.
23 x 30 inches.
[25333]
$12,000
Angry and Shouting Man
Watercolor on paper, 1983.
22 x 16 inches.
[25336]
$4500
Sibyl VIII
Gouache on paper, 1989.
22 x 14-3/4 inches.
[25549]
$15,000
This Overstuffed Death Knows No Satiety
Pen and ink drawing, 1990.
30 x 22 inches.
[25338]
$10,000
Man in Ram’s Head (Mythological Figure)
Pen and ink on paper, 1971. Signed.
40 x 26-1/2 inches.
[25335]
$12,000
Man in Ram’s Head (relief)
Bronze, 1970.
28 x 17 inches.
[25332]
Price on request
Study for the Monument (Birdman)
Bronze, 1982.
18 x 10 x 10 inches.
[25331c]
Price on request
Vashti
Bronze, 1995.
28 x 15 x 15 inches.
[25330c]
Price on request
