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Collection Online as of May 13, 2024

Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon

1934, printed c. 1945
(American, born Germany, 1881–1971)
America, 20th century
color woodcut
Image: 32.3 x 32.5 cm (12 11/16 x 12 13/16 in.); Sheet: 43.2 x 36.3 cm (17 x 14 5/16 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1987.201
© Ann Baumann Trust
Catalogue raisonné: Chamberlain 145.2; Acton, Krause & Yurtseven 95
Location: not on view

Description

Baumann found his greatest inspiration in nature and was especially interested in the fleeting effects of weather and atmosphere. Created with five blocks to print six colors, Grand Canyon portrays the awesome scale, eerie supernatural light, and brilliant color of this remarkable place amid an evanescent rainstorm. An amazing achievement of the color woodcut, the effects of falling rain and shadows moving across the canyon at twilight energize the arid, rocky gorge.
  • Chamberlain, Gala, et al., In a Modern Rendering: The Color Woodcuts of Gustave Baumann : a Catalogue Raisonné. New York: Rizzoli Electa, 2019. Reproduced and mentioned: pp. 388-389, cat. 145.2
    Glaubinger, Jane. “Colorful Cuts: A new show surveys printmaker Gustave Baumann's prolific career.” Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine 61, no. 1 (Winter 2021): 38-39. Reproduced: P. 39; Mentioned: P. 38-39.
  • Gustave Baumann: Colorful Cuts. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 20, 2020-June 27, 2021).
    Against the Grain: Woodcuts from the Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 17-November 9, 2003).
    The Year in Review for 1987. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 24-April 17, 1988).
  • {{cite web|title=Grand Canyon|url=false|author=Gustave Baumann|year=1934, printed c. 1945|access-date=13 May 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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