Bright Angel Trail

1930

Gustave Baumann

Associated Names
Gustave Baumann

Artist, American, 1881 - 1971

This image features a view looking down into a vast canyon from a high vantage point on its edge. The horizon is not prominently featured, emphasizing the depth of the canyon with its layered formations. Along the right side, there is a steep, textured cliff that falls away into the canyon below. The artwork appears to be a print using block colors and gradients to create the depth and shapes. The color palette includes warm yellows and oranges with hints of pink and mauve for the rocky surfaces, contrasted by deep blues at the lower part of the image. The colors are vibrant and stylized, creating a dramatic visual impact.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut printed in black, blue, yellow, and pink on Zanders laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Ann Baumann Trust

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.5 × 27.94 cm (9 1/4 × 11 in.)
    sheet: 34.29 × 43.18 cm (13 1/2 × 17 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.124.9

  • 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

Q77005837

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