id:			164389
accession number:	2005.456
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2005.456
updated:		2023-08-24 00:11:56.281000

Brown County, c. 1915. Gustave Baumann (American, born Germany, 1881–1971). 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.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ann Baumann 2005.456 © Ann Baumann Trust

title:				Brown County
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creation date:			c. 1915
creation date earliest:		1910
creation date latest:		1920
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creditline:			Gift of Ann Baumann
copyright:			© Ann Baumann Trust

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culture:	America, 20th century
technique:	tempera on brown paper
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - American 20th Century
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Gustave Baumann (American, born Germany, 1881–1971)  - artist

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measurements: 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.)
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	description:	brown paper (white border)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Gustave Baumann: Colorful Cuts
	opening date:   2020-12-20T05:00:00
	<i>Gustave Baumann: Colorful Cuts</i>. 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

	Ann Baumann, Santa Rosa, CA
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: February 27, 2006
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wall 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.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Krause, Martin. <em>Gustave Baumann: Views of Brown County. </em>Portland, Oregon: Pomegranate, 2018.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 10.
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