Gustave Baumann, Spring Blossoms (State II), 1950
Gustave Baumann
1881 - 1971
Spring Blossoms (State II), 1950
woodcut with silver leaf, edition 117 of 130
titled lower left: SPRING BLOSSOMS
editioned and dated lower right: II 117 130 50
signed lower right: Gustave [hand in heart chop] Baumann
original Baumann studio sticker affixed verso
12 1/8 x 13 in. (30.8 x 33 cm.), frame: 20 7/8 x 20 3/4 x 7/8 in. (53 x 52.7 x 2.2 cm.)
Private Collection, New Mexico
Literature:
Baumann Inventory No. 142
Gala Chamberlain, Nancy E. Green, and Thomas Leech, In a Modern Rendering: The Color Woodcuts of Gustave Baumann: A Catalogue Raisonné, Rizzoli Electa, 2019, No. 180
Gustave Baumann was a German-born American printmaker, painter, and designer best known for his richly colored woodblock prints of the American Southwest. Born in Magdeburg, Germany, he immigrated to Chicago as a child, studied both at the Art Institute of Chicago and in Munich, and settled in Santa Fe in 1918, where he became one of the city’s most admired twentieth-century artists. In addition to the color woodcuts for which he is best known, Baumann worked across painting, drawing, sculpture, furniture, and marionettes, and played an important role in the artistic life of Santa Fe.
Condition
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Gustave Baumann
1881 - 1971
Spring Blossoms (State II), 1950
woodcut with silver leaf, edition 117 of 130
titled lower left: SPRING BLOSSOMS
editioned and dated lower right: II 117 130 50
signed lower right: Gustave [hand in heart chop] Baumann
original Baumann studio sticker affixed verso
12 1/8 x 13 in. (30.8 x 33 cm.), frame: 20 7/8 x 20 3/4 x 7/8 in. (53 x 52.7 x 2.2 cm.)
Private Collection, New Mexico
Literature:
Baumann Inventory No. 142
Gala Chamberlain, Nancy E. Green, and Thomas Leech, In a Modern Rendering: The Color Woodcuts of Gustave Baumann: A Catalogue Raisonné, Rizzoli Electa, 2019, No. 180
Gustave Baumann was a German-born American printmaker, painter, and designer best known for his richly colored woodblock prints of the American Southwest. Born in Magdeburg, Germany, he immigrated to Chicago as a child, studied both at the Art Institute of Chicago and in Munich, and settled in Santa Fe in 1918, where he became one of the city’s most admired twentieth-century artists. In addition to the color woodcuts for which he is best known, Baumann worked across painting, drawing, sculpture, furniture, and marionettes, and played an important role in the artistic life of Santa Fe.
Condition
A condition report for this lot is available upon request (please include the lot number in your request) and is provided by Santa Fe Art Auction as a courtesy and convenience for potential buyers.
