Signed Leonard Baskin Touched Monotype - "Sibyl" (1992)

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• Lot Description
  Leonard Baskin (American, 1922-2000). "Sibyl" touched monotype, 1992. Signed, titled, and dated in pencil below image. A spellbinding monotype by Leonard Baskin depicting a massive bird perched atop the head of a female sibyl inspired by ancient Greek prophetesses who studied the flights of birds to foretell the future. Baskin's interest in Greek history, philosophy, and mythology led him to include the sibyl in many of his works. This piece is quite special, because it is a monotype. As the word implies, one can only create a single strong impression. There are no trial proofs or states, so the artist must have a clear idea from the start. Baskin painted, rubbed, and wiped his image directly onto the plate. Slow drying ink or oil paint was used, and the image was printed before it dried. The resulting composition presents with unique textural qualities and rich coloration. Size (image): 23.75" L x 17.75" W (60.3 cm x 45.1 cm) Size (sight view): 28.75" L x 20.875" W (73 cm x 53 cm) Size (frame): 39.125" L x 30" W (99.4 cm x 76.2 cm)
  
  Leonard Baskin was a 20th century "Renaissance Man" - a highly respected sculptor, printmaker, writer, and watercolorist. His prints included mythological, classical, and biblical scenes as well as portraits and floral studies. Baskin studied at Yale University from 1941 to 1943 and received his B.A. at the New School for Social Research in 1949. He also founded Gehenna Press which specialized in fine book production and taught printmaking and sculpture at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts as well as Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts from 1953 until 1974. Baskin's artworks are in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Museum of Modern Art, the Vatican Museum, the Smithsonian Institute, the Tate Gallery in London, and other elite institutions. His noted public sculptural commissions include pieces for the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial as well as the Holocaust Memorial in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Baskin also received many prestigious honors, such as a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Gold Medal of the National Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Jewish Cultural Achievement Award. He was also honored with numerous retrospective exhibitions at institutions including the Smithsonian Museum, the Albertina Museum, and the Library of Congress.
  
  In 1980, Ruth Fainlight who had been inspired by Baskin's sibyl figures published a sequence of poems entitled "Twelve Sibyls" accompanied by Baskin's woodcuts.
  
  Please note: An accompanying label lists this piece for $8500.
  
  Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010
  
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  Condition

  Signed, titled, and dated in pencil below image. Monotype is set in a custom matte and frame, behind glass. It has not been examined outside the frame but appears to be in excellent condition save a couple of smudge marks in the lower margin and minor crease mark in upper margin - neither of which impact the central composition. Minor scuffs to the frame finish. Frame is fit with a suspension wire. An accompanying label lists this piece for $8500.
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