id: 162650
accession number: 2003.241.3
share license status: Copyrighted
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/2003.241.3
updated: 2023-08-23 23:59:05.500000
Summer Clouds, 1926. Gustave Baumann (American, born Germany, 1881–1971). Woodblock for green; overall: 29.2 x 25.2 cm (11 1/2 x 9 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2003.241.3 © Ann Baumann Trust
title: Summer Clouds
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creation date: 1926
creation date earliest: 1926
creation date latest: 1926
current location:
creditline: John L. Severance Fund
copyright: © Ann Baumann Trust
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culture: America, 20th century
technique: woodblock for green
department: Prints
collection: PR - Woodblock
type: Woodblock
find spot:
catalogue raisonne: Chamberlain 110
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CREATORS
* Gustave Baumann (American, born Germany, 1881–1971) - artist
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measurements: Overall: 29.2 x 25.2 cm (11 1/2 x 9 15/16 in.)
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support materials:
description: white pine
watermarks:
inscriptions:
inscription: Each block is numbered 80 and some have the color written by the artist on their sides; four of the six blocks bear the cancellation mark of the estate which is the word CANCELLED over Baumann's hand and heart logo
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remark:
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Gustave Baumann: Colorful Cuts
opening date: 2020-12-20T05:00:00
Gustave Baumann: Colorful Cuts. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 20, 2020-June 27, 2021).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
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fun fact:
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Baumann did all the work of making woodcuts himself. He used a wide variety of knives, chisels, and gouges to cut basswood blocks, a soft yet durable even-grained wood. Inks were fabricated by grinding dry pigments and mixing them with a varnish base according to the artist’s own recipes. He developed a comprehensive understanding of ink chemistry, learning that each pigment behaved differently; some could not be mixed or overprinted by others. Baumann was fussy about the support for his prints and preferred high-quality, slightly textured cotton or linen papers that ranged in color from ivory to light tan. Woodcut is a relief technique. Excess wood is cut away, leaving the design raised. “Draw directly on the block whatever you want,” Baumann instructed. “Then cut away whatever you don’t want and print what’s left.”
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Chamberlain, Gala, et al., In a Modern Rendering: The Color Woodcuts of Gustave Baumann : a Catalogue Raisonné. New York: Rizzoli Electa, 2019.
page number: Mentioned: p. 318, cat 110
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