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Sequoia Forest

1935, printed 1960

Gustave Baumann

(American, born Germany, 1881–1971)
Culture
America
Medium
color woodcut
Support
Fabriano laid paper
Measurements
Image: 32.8 x 33 cm (12 15/16 x 13 in.); Sheet: 41.7 x 37 cm (16 7/16 x 14 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Ann Baumann 2005.439
Catalogue raisonné
Chamberlain 146
Copyright
© Ann Baumann Trust
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
Print

Description

During the fall of 1934, Baumann arrived at Sequoia National Park after a long road trip and soon wrote his wife, Jane, as he did on all his travels: “Working this morning I was surprised by a deer looking over my shoulder. . . . Altogether it would seem that Los Angeles is not quite all of California. Certainly this is about as lovely a place as one could ask.” Baumann had a Kodak Brownie camera and took many photographs on his sketching outings; some were later referenced for compositional ideas.
A square color woodcut with textured grain depicts a forest scene framed by a dotted green border. Center, a massive, textured brown sequoia trunk dominates. Tall green trees with drooping branches flank the trunk. In the lower center, two small deer graze on a light green forest floor. Muted greens, deep browns, and teals define the palette. Text reads "SEQUOIA FOREST" at the bottom with a signature to our right.

Sequoia Forest

1935, printed 1960

Gustave Baumann

(American, born Germany, 1881–1971)
America

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