The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 13, 2025
Redwood
1934, printed 1935
(American, born Germany, 1881–1971)
Image: 33 x 32.8 cm (13 x 12 15/16 in.); Sheet: 37.5 x 35.6 cm (14 3/4 x 14 in.)
Gift of Ann Baumann 2005.433
© Ann Baumann Trust
Catalogue raisonné: Chamberlain 144
Location: Not on view
Description
Jane and Gustave Baumann were visiting San Francisco in July 1934 when they explored Muir Woods National Monument just north of the city in Marin County. Observing a grove of old-growth redwoods resulted in this woodcut that celebrates the natural beauty of these graceful trees. The close-up view includes only the lowest section of the tree trunks, since redwoods are the tallest and largest trees in the world. A sapling in the foreground provides green foliage, scale, and a reminder that the forest is bursting with new life.- Gustave Baumann: Colorful Cuts. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 20, 2020-June 27, 2021).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2005.433