Gustave Baumann(German-American, 1881 - 1971)
Greeting Card for 1927: Geographical Treatisecolor woodcut
1927 / GEOGRAPHICAL / TREATISE / TOGETHER WITH / GREETINGS / FROM / JANE & GUSTAVE / BAUMANN
A NEW MAP OF THAT WILD AND LITTLE KNOWN PART OF THE PROVINCE / OF NEW MEXICO INHABITED BY THE BAUMANNS NOW / ENTIRELY SURROUNDED BY HOGANS OF THE CONVERTED SANTA FEANS / THE KIWANIANS INDIANS AND ARTISTS GOSH
The Baumann's holiday greeting for 1927 depicts their home, with its skylight over the foyer/showroom, the newly built studio at the back property line, and the latest additions - a bedroom and screened porch on the east side. The card was designed to be viewed flat, but the sheet had to be folded for mailing. (Chamberlain, p. 508)
8 3/4 x 11 1/8 in. (22.23 x 28.26 cm.), Frame: 14 5/8 x 17 1/8 x 5/8 in. (37.15 x 43.50 x 1.59 cm.)
Private Collection, New Mexico
Literature:
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. 291.
Condition
The print is in overall good condition. Fold lines running vertically and horizontally through center of print, consistent with original mailing. Framed under acrylic. Frame in very good condition.
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