Vintage Leonard Baskin "Ahab With Red Hat" Lithograph

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Leonard Baskin (1922 - 2000) "Ahab With Red Hat" original lithograph. Signed in the stone and dated 1970. Pulled directly … more Leonard Baskin (1922 - 2000) "Ahab With Red Hat" original lithograph. Signed in the stone and dated 1970. Pulled directly from the original stone. Printed on fine rag paper at the Bank Street Atelier. A highly respected draftsman, printmaker, teacher, and sculptor, Leonard Baskin had the ability to depict in an abstract style man and his relation to the world. Whether working with bronze or wood or two-dimensional mediums, his focus remained on large heroic, but flawed human beings who at times recall photographic images of concentration-camp victims or birds with human bodies that suggest mythological forms. Artist: Leonard Baskin Title: "Ahab With Red Hat" Medium: Lithograph Circa/Year: 1970 Signature Type: Plate Signed Signature Location: Lower Left with description to verso. less