Gustave Baumann(German-American, 1881 - 1971)
Beginning of the Fiesta, 1924/1931-32color woodcut, edition 55 of 125
Second Edition
signed lower right: Gustave [hand-in-heart chop] Baumann
editioned lower right: 55 125
titled lower left: BEGINNING OF THE FIESTA
7 3/8 x 6 1/8 in. (18.73 x 15.56 cm.), Frame: 21 1/8 x 17.24 x 1 in. (53.66 x 43.79 x 2.54 cm.)
Private Collection, New Mexico
Literature:
Baumann Inventory No. 53
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. 97.
Condition
The print is in overall very good condition. A few minor hints of foxing at lower left and upper center margin, outside image. Framed under acrylic. Frame in very good condition.
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