Gustave Baumann Color Woodcut "Spring - New Mexico"

Item Details

Gustave Baumann (American, 1881–1971)
Spring – New Mexico, 1925, printed 1936
Color woodcut on laid paper
Signed to the lower right
Numbered 79/125
From the third edition

German-born artist Gustave Baumann was a leading printmaker, reviving the color woodcut technique in the United States. After moving to the United States at the age of ten, Baumann studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and later wood carving at Kunstgewerbeschule, Munich. While developing his unique printmaking method, he became a member of the Brown County Art Colony. Later Baumann settled in Santa Fe, New Mexico and joined the Taos Society of Artists. In addition to being a skilled printmaker, Baumann produced oil paintings and furniture. He served as an area coordinator for the Public Works of Art Project for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) during the 1930s. His works can be found in the collections of National Gallery of Art, New Mexico Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and more.

Condition

- toning to the paper; chips, abrasions, and gilt loss to the frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame; image measures 11.25" W x 9.5" H.

• Item not examined outside of mounting

Item #

ITMGK09752