Bound for Taos (Blue Wood Block)

Artist Gustave Baumann (American, 1881 - 1971)

Date1930

Mediumbasswood wood block

Dimensions10 x 11 1/2 inches (25.4 x 29.2 cm)

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

Object number31.216.9.C

ClassificationsPrinting T&E

Label TextTo make a woodcut print, Baumann planned his design and colors. He carved a block for each color he wanted to use. He cut away the areas he did not want to print. To make his planned print of Bound for Taos, Bauman carved blocks for these colors: black, blue, purple, green, ochre, and yellow with blue. He carved this block for the blue. Images of Baumann’s initial sketch, other blocks, proofs, and final print of are on the Stark Museum of Art website, starkmuseum.org. Under the tab Explore, use Search the Collections. Enter “Bound for Taos” in Search box.

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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