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Leonard Baskin
He Thinks of the Death Spirits and His Teeth Chatter Together (recto); Warrior (verso)1961

Not on view
Ink and wash drawing on cream paper, gestural standing nude figure in bold black lines and broad gray washes, with a smaller outlined figure to the right
Ink and wash drawing of a standing figure rendered in gestural, expressive strokes of black and gray, with areas of stark white highlight. The form is semi-abstracted, with a large curved shape dominating the right side and loosely defined limbs emerging from a dark background.

Leonard Baskin, He Thinks of the Death Spirits and His Teeth Chatter Together, 1961, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Nancy and Eugene McCarthy in memory of Pierre Rosenberg, photo © Museum Associates / LACMA

Artist or Maker
Leonard Baskin
Title
He Thinks of the Death Spirits and His Teeth Chatter Together (recto); Warrior (verso)
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1961
Medium
Ink and watercolor
Dimensions
Image and sheet: 39 7/8 x 26 7/16 in. (101.28 x 67.15 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Nancy and Eugene McCarthy in memory of Pierce Rosenberg
Accession Number
M.77.167.2a-b
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Copyright
By permission of the Estate of Leonard Baskin. © Estate of Leonard Baskin. Courtesy Galerie St. Etienne, New York.