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Leonard Baskin, American 1922–2000 - Monument to Labor, 1971; bronze on wooden stand, signed 'L....
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Leonard Baskin,
American 1922–2000 -
Monument to Labor, 1971;
bronze on wooden stand, signed 'L....
Current Bid: £500
Estimate: £500 - £700
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Lot 34
Description
Leonard Baskin,
American 1922–2000 -
Monument to Labor, 1971;
bronze on wooden stand, signed 'L. Baskin', stamped with foundry mark 'Bedi-Makky FDRY N.Y.' and stamped again '© Kennedy Galleries Inc. N.Y. 6', H35 x W14.8 x D17.5 cm including base
Provenance:
Kennedy Galleries Inc. New York;
Bonhams, New York, Property from the Estate of Laura Speiser, New York and Property from a Coconut Grove Private Collection, 16th September 2010, lot 2036;
Pyms Gallery, London
Note:
Baskin's works is highly indicative of the Post-War period, sharing an intensity of vision with figures such as Elisabeth Frink, Germaine Richier and Alberto Giacometti. Like Frink, Baskin focused almost entirely on the male figure, seeking a visual language that spoke to an everyday experience of life and death, demonstrated most fully in his ‘Dead Man’ series, first started in the 1950s. Baskin retained a defiantly figurative language throughout his sculpture and works on paper, continuing the legacy of Käthe Kollwitz in his choice to work across mediums in an attempt to engage with an audience outside of the artistic elite.
Works by the artist are in major museum across the USA, including the National Gallery of Art in Washington, MoMA, New York and the Detroit Institute of Arts. In the UK works are held by the British Museum, the V&A and the Tate.
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