The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 18, 2024

Aspens

Aspens

c. 1920
(American, born Germany, 1881–1971)
America, 20th century
tempera on brown paper
Image: 31.1 x 27.4 cm (12 1/4 x 10 13/16 in.); Sheet: 36.3 x 29 cm (14 5/16 x 11 7/16 in.)
Gift of Ann Baumann 2005.455
© Ann Baumann Trust
Location: not on view

Description

A 1920 trip to the Upper Pecos River Valley resulted in many temperas and ten woodcuts of the forests and lush green valley meadows. Common in the region, aspens are hardwood trees that grow in masses rather than as lone specimens. Providing dappled light that protects and promotes the rich and varied undergrowth of the forest, aspens turn golden in the autumn, as depicted in this tempera, which Baumann probably executed on-site. A close-up view of the luminous foliage shimmering in the breeze, Aspens illustrates such a dazzling scene.
  • Ann Baumann, Santa Rosa, CA
    February 27, 2006
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Gustave Baumann: Colorful Cuts. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 20, 2020-June 27, 2021).
  • {{cite web|title=Aspens|url=false|author=Gustave Baumann|year=c. 1920|access-date=18 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2005.455