The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 19, 2024

Brown County

Brown County

c. 1915
(American, born Germany, 1881–1971)
America, 20th century
tempera on brown paper
Image: 26 x 23.4 cm (10 1/4 x 9 3/16 in.); with borders: 28 x 25.4 cm (11 x 10 in.); Sheet: 28.2 x 25.4 cm (11 1/8 x 10 in.)
Gift of Ann Baumann 2005.456
© Ann Baumann Trust
Location: not on view

Description

From 1913 Baumann’s tempera preparatory drawings were always made on brown, tan, or gray paper. The background color functioned as a neutral, median baseline from which both brighter and darker hues could be calibrated. The gold border (Baumann most often painted a white perimeter around his drawings) brightens the scene and enhances the illusion of depth as if looking through a window into a three-dimensional space. The gold frame also separates the image from the margins of brown paper, so that areas of unpainted paper become integrated within the design.
  • Ann Baumann, Santa Rosa, CA
    February 27, 2006
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Krause, Martin. Gustave Baumann: Views of Brown County. Portland, Oregon: Pomegranate, 2018. Reproduced: p. 10.
  • Gustave Baumann: Colorful Cuts. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 20, 2020-June 27, 2021).
  • {{cite web|title=Brown County|url=false|author=Gustave Baumann|year=c. 1915|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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