Mountain Gold (Blue Wood Block)

Artist Gustave Baumann (American, 1881 - 1971)

Date1926, with recutting 1946

Mediumbasswood wood block

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

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

Object number31.216.10.C

ClassificationsPrinting T&E

DescriptionCarved wood block with two cancellation stamps. One area of the carved woodblock surface is marked with red paint or a similar red substance in the lower center.

Label TextTo make a woodcut print Baumann planned his design and colors. He carved a block for each color he wanted, cutting away the areas he did not want to print. To make his planned print of Mountain Gold, Bauman used five colors: black, blue, yellow, gold, and green. He carved this block for the blue color. Beside it is the proof, or trial impression, of the blue color on paper.

ProvenanceArtist; by inheritance to his wife Jane Baumann [1892-1984]; by inheritance to their daughter Ann Baumann [1927-2011]; purchased December 28, 1984 through (Annex Galleries, Santa Rosa, California) by the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art

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