Leonard Baskin: Pictor Ignotus unframed Abbot's talent for rich pigment

Abbot's talent for rich pigment watercolors emits in this bright piece

The scene of the ship in distress

Buffet's breadth of work includes his signature style with deep-line work focused on size and scale

and Green Woodpecker—showcase the diversity of European and migratory avifauna that fascinated 19th-century collectors and naturalists

A long-time represented artist of the frederic gallery

Leonard Baskin: Pictor Ignotus unframed Abbot's talent for rich pigmentWood engraving on paper. 1969. Leonard Baskin. American. 1922 2000. "In printmaker Leonard Baskins portfolio Laus Pictorum. Portraits of Nineteenth Century Artists, he includes the Pictor Ignotus, 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 Brownings (English, 1812 1889) poem, or simply be a stand in for the many artists we still do