Man of Peace, 1952, woodcut, image: 59˝x 31˝, framed: 82⅛˝x 46⅛˝ 716 SWMadison, Portland, OR/503-206-8601 /Tues–Sat 12–5 michaelparsonsfineart.com michaelparsonsfineart@gmail.com See us on Instagram and Facebook onto a par with the mid-century American abstract expressionist painters. His portrayals of the human figure are distinctly profound, intense and intellectual, as seen in Man of Peace , with its juxtaposition of a man entwined in barbed wire, striving to release a dove, which is a symbol for peace. Leonard Baskin is widely considered to be one of the preeminent figures of 20th century American art. Creatively active for over five decades, he is particularly noteworthy for his monumental scale woodcuts which bring figurative printmaking MICHAEL PARSONS ___________________________________________ FINE ART Located across the Park Blocks from the Portland Art Museum Leonard Baskin 1922–2000, AMERICAN
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