Gustave Baumann(German-American, 1881 - 1971)
Teatro Torito, 1931woodcut
signed lower right: Gustave Baumann
titled lower left: TEATRO TORITO
The Yale Puppeteers opened their theater, Teatro Torito, in 1930 in a historic building on Olvera Street in Los Angeles. One of Baumann's visits there was reported in the company's publication, The Puppet Show: "The distinguished artist, Gustave Baumann, spent several days at the theater early in the fall. The visit has had at least two results: An exquisite wood-block of a back-stage scene which will adorn one of the coming issues of the Colophon; and second, the imminent establishment by Mr. Baumann of a puppet theater in Santa Fe, New Mexico." (Chamberlain, p. 381)
8 x 6 3/4 in. (20.32 x 17.15 cm.), Frame: 21 1/8 x 17 1/8 x 7/8 in. (53.66 x 43.50 x 2.22 cm.)
Private Collection, New Mexico
Literature:
Baumann Inventory No. 120.1
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. 141.
Condition
The print is in overall very good condition. Framed under acrylic. Frame in very good to excellent condition.
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