Bright Angel Trail

1930

Gustave Baumann

Associated Names
Gustave Baumann

Artist, American, 1881 - 1971

This is a drawing of an abstract landscape. The image shows a stark contrast between negative space and dense, textural black rendering. On a beige background, a triangular form dominates the right side, forming a steep, sharp peak. The base of this form extends into a series of downward flowing shapes that resemble a dense forest or closely packed organic forms, moving towards the left side of the image. The drawing utilizes line work and differing thicknesses to suggest depth and movement, establishing an abstract representation that could evoke either natural or constructed landscapes.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut printed in black on Zanders laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Ann Baumann Trust

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.13 × 27.62 cm (9 1/2 × 10 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 34.29 × 43.18 cm (13 1/2 × 17 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.124.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Chamberlain 2019, no. 82, Edition II

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Ann Baumann (the artist's daughter), Santa Rosa, California; acquired 2013 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

2019

  • Chamberlain, Gala. In a Modern Rendering: The Color Woodcuts of Gustave Baumann, A Catalogue Raisonné. New York: Rizzoli Electa, 2019, no. 82.

Watermarks

hand-in-heart (made for Baumann by Zanders)

Wikidata ID

Q77005826

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