{"title":"abstract","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"leonard-baskin-pictor-ignotus","title":"Leonard Baskin: Pictor Ignotus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eWood engraving on paper. 1969.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeonard Baskin. \u003cspan\u003eAmerican. 1922-2000.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\"In printmaker Leonard Baskin’s portfolio \u003cem\u003eLaus Pictorum. Portraits of Nineteenth-Century Artists,\u003c\/em\u003e he includes the \u003cem\u003ePictor Ignotus\u003c\/em\u003e, or the Latin term used for “unknown artist.” While this may refer to poet and innovative printmaker William Blake (English, 1757-1827), it could also reference Robert Browning’s (English, 1812-1889) poem, or simply be a stand-in for the many artists we still do not know the names of.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile Baskin may be directly alluding to these works, he might also be making a general statement for those skilled artists who remain unknown or obscure today through the silhouetted outline of a head full of abstracted lines, marks, and scratches.\u003c\/span\u003e\" \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/museum\/exhibitions\/pictor-ignotus-biography\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ereference\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis artwork was stored in an archival environment since acquisition. In 2024, the frederic gallery framed this piece in-house in high quality, archival materials and crafted wood frame.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis untitled wood engraving by Leonard Baskin was printed from the original woodblock on Japanese paper with the artist's permission. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLeonard Baskin's reputation is firmly established in many fields; he is widely known as a sculptor and draughtsman; he is a skilled writer and speaker; he is devoted to the art of the book, has worked as a graphic designer and illustrator for his own Gehenna Press, and has exhibited an unequaled skill as a wood engraver. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnframed editions are also available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"the peregrin collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44547581149236,"sku":"bal1","price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/0630\/3284\/files\/IMG_5044-Photoroom.jpg?v=1732022298"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/0630\/3284\/collections\/IMG_5044-Photoroom.jpg?v=1772219398","url":"https:\/\/fredericgallery.com\/collections\/abstract.oembed","provider":"frederic gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}