Gustave Baumann(1881 - 1971)
Morning in Mexico, 1936color woodcut, edition 4 of 125
Second Edition
editioned and signed lower right: II 4 125 / Gustave [heart-in-hand cipher] Baumann
titled lower left: MORNING IN MEXICO
12 3/8 x 13 3/8 in. (31.43 x 33.97 cm.), Frame: 22 1/8 x 22 1/2 x 7/8 in. (56.20 x 57.15 x 2.22 cm.)
Private Collection, California
Literature:
Baumann Inventory No. 107
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. 143.
Condition
The woodblock is in overall very good condition. Possible light toning throughout. Please note that this work has not been examined out of frame. In overall stable and very attractive condition.
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