Leonard Baskin (American, 1922-2000) Laus Pictorum: Portraits of Nineteenth Century Artists/ A Portfolio of Twenty-Four Prints

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Leonard Baskin (American, 1922-2000)

Laus Pictorum: Portraits of Nineteenth Century Artists/ A Portfolio ofTwenty-Four Prints, published 1969, from the double portrait edition of 100, total edition of 525 (Fern & O'Sullivan, 416, 480, 496, 537-548, 736). Each signed "Baskin" in pencil l.r. and numbered "xxi/c" in pencil l.l., numbered on the colophon. Woodcuts and etchings on paper, sheet sizes 14 x 11 in. (35.4 x 27.8 cm),each image presented in original mat embossed with the title, and within the original portfolio box.
Condition: Good.
Estimate $1,500-2,500

Six of the ten woodcut portraits have double impressions; two of the five etchings have double impression; there is a woodcut in the colophon too.

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