Aspen - Red River

Gustave Baumann
(American/German, 1881–1971)
Aspen - Red River
carved wood block
9 x 10 inches.

Prints and Multiples (FA ONLY)

One small chip to wood in upper right corner, perhaps inherent to printing process, please see images.

Inscription on verso:#38 - Aspen - Red River, Color Woodblock cut for a print by Gustave BaumannJamison Galleries, Santa Fe, NM, $79.94 (unframed) 7/17/76Lot Essay:Undeniably one of the most accomplished woodcut artists of the 21st Century, Gustave Baumann was meticulously precise when it came to carving. No where can this be seen as clearly as on the blocks themselves. David Acton, in his book titled Hand of a Craftsman: The Woodcut Technique of Gustave Baumann recalls “Baumann’s wood blocks were the product of such care and diligence that they incited their own interest. Occasionally they were included in his solo exhibitions and even appeared in some of the era’s landmark shows of color woodblocks.” The wood block presented here, carved ca. 1924, was used to produce the woodcut Aspen – Red River.