Leonard Baskin
Aretos Sprang Forward, then Toppled Back, and Sharp-driven into the Depth of his Belly the Quivering Spear Unstrung Him

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Aretos Sprang Forward, then Toppled Back, and Sharp-driven into the Depth of his Belly the Quivering Spear Unstrung Him
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ArtistAmerican, 1922–2000
Print studioMeriden, Connecticut
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Aretos Sprang Forward, then Toppled Back, and Sharp-driven into the Depth of his Belly the Quivering Spear Unstrung Him
  • from the portfolio Drawings for the Iliad
Date1962
MediumLithograph, edition 6/150
DimensionsSheet: 26 1/16 × 20 1/16 in. (66.2 × 50.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Robert L. Manning
Object number82.53.38
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