The Great Tree

c. 1962

Dating: Approximate
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: etching and aquatint in black on Arches wove paper
Dimensions: plate: 44.9 x 37 cm (17 11/16 x 14 9/16 in.) sheet: 75.7 x 56 cm (29 13/16 x 22 1/16 in.)
Collection no.: 2002.98.77
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

The Great Tree — Leonard Baskin. c. 1962.

Medium: etching and aquatint in black on Arches wove paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): plate: 44.9 x 37 cm (17 11/16 x 14 9/16 in.) sheet: 75.7 x 56 cm (29 13/16 x 22 1/16 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2002.98.77. Gift of Jacob Kainen.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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