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Ars Anatomica Portfolio Plate VI

Leonard Baskin

Framed size: 20 in. (w) x 26 in. (h)

$1,475.00

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About the work

This is a plate from Leonard Baskin’s Ars Anatomica, a portfolio of thirteen prints commissioned by Editions Medicina Rara, Ltd., of New York.

This work is a lithographic transfer from pen & ink drawings. It was printed at The Curwen Press in London on paper specially-made by hand for the project by E. Towgood & Sons of Sawston, Cambridgeshire and bearing the private watermark of Medicina Rara.

Upon publication, this portfolio was described as the first anatomical portfolio by an artist of renown.

Baskin was distressed at the state of the art world when he made the drawings which were published in this portfolio. He said, “The art of our time is an act of cowardice, a triumph of the trivial, a squandering of treasure.” In Baskin’s view, art was meant to be a means whereby “man must rediscover man, harried and brutalized, distended and eviscerated, but noble withal, rich in intention, puissant in creative spur, and enduring in the posture of love.”

These works reflect the best of anatomical illustrations, which though designed for learning and reference were treasured for their beauty, scholarly import, and artistic merit. As written in the colophon, “Some of these images seem even hundreds of years later to make a profound statement about man through the portrayal of his physicality.”

Plainly, these works by Baskin were unconcerned with scientific accuracy. Physiognomy has always played a central role in most of Baskin’s work. So, too, was Baskin always fascinated by medical illustration. This work, then, unites those loves, celebrating humankind’s creative spirit and the human spirit which prevails even when sometimes the body fails.

This work is now unframed but the price includes the cost of museum-quality framing in walnut, 8-ply mat, and conservation-grade materials. If you wish not to have the work framed, please let us know.

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Attributes	Value
Medium	Lithograph
Date	1970-1980
Framing	Price Includes Framing
Condition	Excellent Condition
Signing, Dating, and Titling	Signed and Dated by the artist en recto on bottom
Type	Modern Print-Makers
First, Please Choose Your Framing Option:	No Frame, Black-Stained Ash (Medium), Clear Natural Ash (Medium), Clear Natural Maple (Medium), Waxed Cherry (Medium), Waxed Mahogany (Medium), Waxed Walnut (Medium)

Medium:

Lithograph in black ink with a brown wash.

Paper:

Printed on hand-made paper specially-made for this portfolio by E. Towgood & Sons of Sawston, Cabridgeshire and bearing the private watermark of Medicina Rara.

Publisher:

Medicina Rara, Ltd.

Printer:

The Curwen Press, London

Date:

Plates made by Baskin in 1970 and prints published in 1972.

Signature:

Signed and dated in the plate, en recto lower right.

Edition:

The lithograph, unnumbered, is from Portfolio Number 841 out of the edition of 2500 aside from the 300 double suites.

Framing:

Condition:

Excellent condition, without damage or flaw; impression bright, crisp, and clear.

Framed Size:

20 in. (w) x 26 in. (h)

Sheet Size:

15.25 in. (w) x 22.5 in. (h)

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