Bright Angel Trail

1922

Gustave Baumann

Associated Names
Gustave Baumann

Artist, American, 1881 - 1971

The image consists of swirling and angular lines in blue, yellow, and black. The central section has wavy yellow shapes, while blue triangular forms suggest a mountain range on the left. A dark triangular shape on the right adds contrast. The elements evoke natural landscapes, creating an imaginative interpretation of earth and sky.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color woodcut 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

    2013.124.7

  • 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

Q77005834

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