Original woodblock print self-portrait

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Sale 383: Michael Weller Silver Reference Library, with Decorative & Graphic Arts (#383) 07/10/2008 1:00 PM PDT Closed
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Lot #172Original woodblock print self-portrait

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Estimate: $700 - $1,000

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Sale 383: Michael Weller Silver Reference Library, with Decorative & Graphic Arts (#383) 07/10/2008 1:00 PM PDT Closed
Starts Ending 07/10/2008 1:00 PM PDT

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Title:

Original woodblock print self-portrait

Author:

LeBlanc, Peter (b.1930)

Date Published:

1960's

Description:

47½x35¾" woodblock print on Japanese paper.

Noted Beat Generation artist, Peter LeBlanc, best known for his series of Beat poet portraits. A different self-portrait of LeBlanc (sumi ink drawing of 1963) can be seen in booklet “Rolling Renaissance: San Francisco Underground Art in Celebration: 1945-68, which states: “The work is an attempt to apply the philosophical principles of Taoism to portraiture…” – on page 31. Provenance: John and Margot Patterson Doss.

Condition:

Light wrinkling, small holes at corners; near fine.

Item#:

190521

Headline:

P. LeBlanc Original woodblock print self-portrait
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