Bound for Taos (Black Proof)

Artist Gustave Baumann (American, 1881 - 1971)

Date1930-1936

Mediumcolor woodcut on flax fiber paper

Dimensions13 1/2 × 17 inches (34.3 × 43.2 cm)
Mat: 16 × 20 inches (40.6 × 50.8 cm)

Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 1984

Object number31.216.9.I

ClassificationsPrints

Label TextBaumann printed trial proofs for each color of a planned final print, such as Bound for Taos. This sheet shows the results obtained by printing the carved black block, which is adjacent to this proof. The black color provided a base shade for mountains. It also defined clumps of vegetation and the vehicle speeding toward Taos. For the actual print, Baumann printed each color on a single piece of paper. Sometimes he planned to overprint one color over another, creating a new color. The final print came from printing all the blocks. He repeated the process to make multiple prints.

ProvenanceArtist; by inheritance to his daughter Ann Baumann; purchased December 28, 1984 through (Annex Galleries, Santa Rosa, California) by Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art

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