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William Baxter Closson
Saxon1882

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Horizontal print in black ink and gray wash showing a giant bearded figure seated on ice, gripping a staff with a small bird perched on his hand, surrounded by jagged frozen terrain

William Baxter Closson, Saxon, 1882, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Estate of Howard de Forest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
William Baxter Closson
Title
Saxon
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1882
Medium
Wood engraving
Dimensions
Sheet (Sheet): 9 5/8 × 12 1/8 in. (24.45 × 30.8 cm)
Credit Line
Estate of Howard de Forest
Accession Number
47.31.99
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings

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