Leonard Baskin (American, 1922-2000) Six Woodcuts: Passover, Succoth, Weeping Man, Crying Man, Japanese Head

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Leonard Baskin (American, 1922-2000)

Six Woodcuts: Passover, Succoth, Weeping Man, Crying Man, Japanese Head, and French Prawn.Passover (Fern and O'Sullivan, 407),1960, inscribed "To Boris with Love -Baskin" beneath the image l.c.; Succoth (Fern and O'Sullivan, 412),1960, inscribed "For Boris -Baskin" l.c.; Weeping Man (Fern and O'Sullivan, 64),1939, titled and inscribed "...Artist's Proof" l.l., signed "Leonard Baskin" l.r.; Crying Man (Fern and O'Sullivan, 16),1949, titled l.l., numbered "4/10" l.c., signed and dated "Leonard Baskin 1949" l.r.; Japanese Head (Fern and O'Sullivan, 75),1950, titled l.l., numbered "6/10" l.c., signed and dated "Leonard Baskin 1950" l.r.; Prawn (Fern and O'Sullivan, 90),1951, signed and dated "Leonard Baskin 1951" l.r., identified on a label from Boris Mirski Art Gallery, Boston, affixed to the reverse of the mount. Prawn mounted to pressed paperboard, all others on paper, sizes to 26 x 29 1/4 in., Succoth matted, all others unmatted, unframed. Condition: Creasing, staining, rippling, toning, some with irregular margins and wear to the edges, surface grime.

Provenance: Collection of Boris Mirski, Boston.

N.B. The lot is accompanied by a large group (over 75) unnumbered colophon pages from a Baskin portfolio printed by the Meridan Gravure Company.
Estimate $200-400

Succhoth with tear at lower right


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