Apr 25, 2006

Sandias

Sandias

1921

Gustave Baumann

(American, born Germany, 1881–1971)

Color woodcut

Support: Bergisch Gladbach laid paper

Image: 24.6 x 28.2 cm (9 11/16 x 11 1/8 in.); Sheet: 35.3 x 43.9 cm (13 7/8 x 17 5/16 in.)

Gift of Ann Baumann 2005.438

Catalogue raisonné: Chamberlain 79

Impression: proof

Location

Description

Sandia, the Spanish word for watermelon, is the name of a small mountain range east of Albuquerque. Local lore explains the name given by early Spanish settlers; one part of the range is rounded like a watermelon and the rose-colored glow at sunset recalls the flesh of the fruit. By the early 1920s Baumann exhibited widely, enjoyed gallery representation across the country, and was a very well-known American artist.

See also
Collection: 
PR - Woodcut
Department: 
Prints
Type of artwork: 
Print
Medium: 
Color woodcut
Credit line: 
Gift of Ann Baumann

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