Idle Fleet

1918

Gustave Baumann

Associated Names
Gustave Baumann

Artist, American, 1881 - 1971

The image shows a coastal village viewed from an elevated perspective. The horizon is high, featuring ships with visible sails on calm waters. The brushstrokes are fine and detailed, creating a tapestry-like texture. The color palette consists of muted tones with greens, purples, and earthy shades. The village has houses with slanted roofs surrounded by greenery and trees. Calm water extends towards the horizon.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Bob Stana and Tom Judy

  • Dimensions

    image (irregular): 24.13 × 27.94 cm (9 1/2 × 11 in.)
    sheet: 34.61 × 43.5 cm (13 5/8 × 17 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.115.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Chamberlain 2019, no. 54, ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Annex Galleries, Santa Rosa, California); Bob Stana and Tom Judy, Washington, D.C., 1985; acquired 2015 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. 54, ii/ii.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Idle Fleet; lower right in graphite: Gustave Baumann 1918 15 -100

Markings

stamped lower right in orange ink: [hand in heart]

Wikidata ID

Q77015337

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