RAPTORS AND OTHER BIRDS

Dust jacket notes: "Leonard Baskin's portraits of the eerie intersection between daydream and nightmare and between the human and animal worlds have made him one of the artistic masters of our time, and nowhere is his hold on us stronger than in his darkly gripping birds. The Raptors brings together nearly seventy images that span three full decades of work. Here are his sinister birds of prey, Raven and Crow, whose menacing forms reminds us of the primitive in us all. Here are his haunting bird-humans, beckoning us with sharp talons as they flex their muscled wings and legs. Here as well are the delicate Loon and Snowy Owl, whose meticulous execution testifies to Baskin's skill as an observer and interpreter of nature. Joining these classic figures from Baskin's oeuvre is a mesmerizing new series, the Raptors - the ultimate predators. Fragile watercolors and fierce, bold pen-and-ink drawings capture the extraordinary range, vigor, intensity, and subtle sophistication of Baskin's eye and hand. This is a ravishing portfolio of masterpieces to cap a much-heralded career."