Bright Angel Trail [pink block]

1922 / 1930

Gustave Baumann

Associated Names
Gustave Baumann

Artist, American, 1881 - 1971

The image shows a textured artwork of a canyon-like landscape viewed from above. The scene features layered rock formations extending horizontally, with detailed carvings suggesting depth and terrain. The color palette consists of warm earthy tones, predominantly rusty reds, browns, and sandy yellows, with hints of green. Close to the viewer is a sharply defined incline with patterns resembling vegetation or sediment. Beyond, there are various ridges and valleys creating a naturalistic depiction of a canyon.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    carved woodblock in frame

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Ann Baumann Trust

  • Dimensions

    block: 25.4 × 29.53 × 1.91 cm (10 × 11 5/8 × 3/4 in.)
    framed: 28.58 × 32.7 × 1.91 cm (11 1/4 × 12 7/8 × 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.124.16

  • 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.

Inscriptions

block recto: none; block verso: at lower left in black crayon: 4 pink; on front of frame at lower right frame in blue ink: 4 [in rectangle]; on right side of frame: 39 [in blue pencil] / 39 [underlined, in black ink]

Markings

recto: blindstamped at lower left and right center: Cancelled / [hand-in-heart]; verso: none

Wikidata ID

Q63571332

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