Bright Angel Trail

1922

Gustave Baumann

Associated Names
Gustave Baumann

Artist, American, 1881 - 1971

The image shows a mountainous landscape in a monochromatic blue palette against a light beige background. The perspective seems elevated, overlooking the rugged terrain. The artwork depicts peaks and valleys receding into the distance with bold, simplified brushstrokes. The contrast between solid blue areas and the blank canvas creates shapes of mountains and possibly a nearby forest. The overall impression is one of high contrast and abstraction, focusing on form using a limited color palette.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in blue on Zanders laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Ann Baumann Trust

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.5 × 27.62 cm (9 1/4 × 10 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 34.29 × 43.18 cm (13 1/2 × 17 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.124.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Chamberlain 2019, no. 82

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

Q77005828

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