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THBMonumental Leonard Baskin Woodcut, Hydrogen Man
About Seller
4310 Papermill Dr. NW
Knoxville, TN 37909
United States
Case Auctions is based in Knoxville, Tennessee, where our gallery is located, with satellite offices in Nashville, Tennessee and Kingsport, TN – but our reach is worldwide. Established in 2005, we conduct cataloged auctions of investment-quality art and antiques under the stewardship of knowledgeabl...Read more
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About Auction
LiveFeb 1, 2026
Live 2-Day Auction at our Knoxville Gallery featuring 1,300+ lots from fine Southern estates and private and museum collections. Sale starts Sat. Jan. 31 at 9 AM EST with lots #1-704 and continues Sun. Feb. 1 at 10 AM EST with lots #705-1313. Be sure to view BOTH catalogs. Case Auctions bid@caseantiques.com
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- Lot Description
Leonard Baskin (American, 1922-2000) woodcut on Japan paper, "Hydrogen Man," 1954. A human figure with a missing right arm and visible veinous system stands and faces the viewer. Monogrammed in the block, lower left, and signed in pencil, lower right. Ref.: Fern/O'Sullivan 249. Housed in a modern wood frame with white mat. Sight: 66 in H x 36 1/2 in W. Frame: 76 in H x 43 in W. Note: "In 1954, the Castle Bravo hydrogen bomb--the most powerful nuclear device ever detonated by the United States--was tested at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands. That year, Baskin, who often explored the effects of mortality and destruction on the human form in his sculptures and works on paper, produced a monumental woodcut in response to this action, which generated vast and unanticipated radioactive contamination. The Hydrogen Man is an imposing figure that is, at the same time, mutilated and misshapen, composed of partial limbs and exposed blood vessels. Indeed, for Baskin, the human body was at once magnificent and deformed: 'Our human frame, our gutted mansion, our enveloping sack of beef and ash is yet a glory.'" (Source: Museum of Modern Art, New York)
Condition
Overall very good condition. Minor, likely inherent waviness to sheet. Not examined out of frame.
- Provenance
The estates of Walter and Dr. Mary Schatz, Nashville, TN.
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