Old Santa Fe, color woodblock print, number 12 in an edition of 100, 6 3⁄4 x 7 5/8 inches
5. Gustave Baumann (1881–1971) "Old Santa Fe," color woodblock print, number 12 in an edition of 100, 6 3⁄4 x 7 5/8 inches
December 5, 2020
Gustave Baumann (1881–1971)
December 5, 2020
Born in Magdeburg, Germany, Gustave Baumann immigrated with his family to the United States in 1891, settling in Chicago. Compelled by the vicissitudes of family life to leave school at an early age, Baumann soon applied himself to the art of engraving, which he hoped to pursue as a fine, rather than commercial, art. After nearly three decades in the Midwest, Baumann first visited New Mexico in 1918, and the following year, he relocated permanently to the state by whose landscapes, flora, peoples, and architecture he was so captivated and which would provide the subject matter for the bulk of his works. A preeminent figure in the revival of the woodcut medium in America, Baumann’s colored woodblock prints—much esteemed and sought after by collectors—established him as one of the great artistic interpreters of the American Southwest. Besides New Mexico, he produced picturesque renderings of primarily rural settings as far afield as south-central Indiana, the Northeast, and the California coast.
Given the fugitive nature of works on paper, we carefully examine the condition of each Gustave Baumann print prior to offering the work for sale. Whenever necessary, works are conserved by the country's leading paper conservator and then reframed here in Santa Fe, with archival materials in reproduction Baumann style frames.
Gustave Baumann Reproduction Frame
Gustave Baumann (1881–1971) Old Santa Fe, color woodblock print, number 12 in an edition of 100, 6 3⁄4 x 7 5/8 inches. SOLD.
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