Gustave Baumann(German-American, 1881 - 1971)
The Big Day, 1909/1938color woodcut, edition 23 of 125
Second Edition
signed lower right: Gustave [hand-in-heart chop] Baumann
editioned lower right: II 23-125
titled lower left: THE BIG DAY
Baumann carved and printed this image first in 1909 under the title "Country Circus," and was among the last few images recorded by Baumann under the heading Chicago. As Baumann was wont to do when he revisited an image, the palette and title changed dramatically between the first edition and the second - printed nearly three decades apart - from an autumnal burnt orange and gray, to a lively grass green and plum. (Annex Galleries)
6 3/4 x 9 1/8 in. (17.15 x 23.18 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. 121
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. 11.
Condition
The print is in overall good condition. Lightly toned. Three small foxing marks to margins, outside image. Framed under acrylic. Frame in good condition, with some bumping and loss.
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