Bright Angel Trail

1922

Gustave Baumann

Associated Names
Gustave Baumann

Artist, American, 1881 - 1971

The image depicts a colorful landscape with a canyon viewed from an elevated perspective. The focus is on the deep layers and vibrant formations of the canyon with steep cliffs and greenery on the slopes. The style features bold brushstrokes resembling woodblock prints, creating texture on the rock faces. The color palette includes vivid yellows, oranges, reds, purple, and blue, enhancing the dynamic view of the canyon.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color woodcut on Zanders laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Ann Baumann Trust

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.81 × 27.94 cm (9 3/8 × 11 in.)
    sheet: 34.29 × 43.18 cm (13 1/2 × 17 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.124.11

  • 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

Q77005840

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