Head of a Poet

Leonard Baskin

Caption

Leonard Baskin (American, 1922–2000). Head of a Poet, 1954. Brush, pen and ink, 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Martin E. Segal, 55.133. © Estate of Leonard Baskin, Courtesy Galerie St. Etienne, New York.

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Head of a Poet

Date

1954

Medium

Brush, pen and ink

Classification

Drawing

Dimensions

23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)

Signatures

Signed and dated lower right, in ink: "Baskin 1954"

Credit Line

Purchased with funds given by Martin E. Segal

Accession Number

55.133

Rights

© Estate of Leonard Baskin, Courtesy Galerie St. Etienne, New York

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