Gustave Baumann(German-American, 1881 - 1971)
Rose Farm, 1919color woodcut, edition 10 of 100
signed lower right: Gustave [hand-in-heart chop] Baumann
titled lower left: ROSE FARM / Rose Farm
editioned lower right: 10/100
Rose Farm is another scene of Brown County, Indiana, depicting the road to the Rose family farm. Baumann did not carve the blocks until he settled in Santa Fe.
9 3/8 x 11 1/4 in. (23.81 x 28.58 cm.), Frame: 29 x 23 1/4 x 3/4 in. (73.66 x 59.06 x 1.91 cm.)
Private Collection, New Mexico
Literature:
Baumann Inventory No. 9
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. 69.
Condition
The print is in overall good condition. Lightly toned, with a line of minor matte burn along upper margin, outside image. A minor closed tear at upper right corner where sheet meets matte. Framed under acrylic. Frame in very good condition.
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