The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 13, 2025
Pines Grand Canyon
1921
(American, born Germany, 1881–1971)
Image: 32.9 x 32.9 cm (12 15/16 x 12 15/16 in.); Sheet: 44 x 36.4 cm (17 5/16 x 14 5/16 in.)
Gift of Ann Baumann 2005.430
© Ann Baumann Trust
Catalogue raisonné: Chamberlain 80
Location: Not on view
Description
The dark, tall Ponderosa pines in the foreground counterbalance the vast, vivid chasm behind, while the saturated colors suggest the clarity and intensity of the sunlight and arid atmosphere of the Southwest. Baumann uses color to evoke the ambiance of each locale and to depict the unpredictable, sensuous effects of nature. While dramatic shifts in light and color emphasize the vastness of the landscape, pink, printed over blue in the middle ground, produces lavender, creating the illusion that the canyon, bathed in shadow, is receding.- Glaubinger, Jane, "Gustave Baumann", Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine. Vol. 46 no. 09, November 2006 Mentioned & reproduced: p. 6-7 archive.org
- Gustave Baumann: Colorful Cuts. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 20, 2020-June 27, 2021).
- {{cite web|title=Pines Grand Canyon|url=false|author=Gustave Baumann|year=1921|access-date=13 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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