Illustrations for Chips an' Shavings: Man Elucidating

Gustave BaumannWW-1923-054484

1923·Woodcut in brown and black ink, with brown watercolor (recto and verso), on ivory Japanese paper; tipped onto cream wove paper, tipped at top two corners onto cream card·Image/primary support: 16 × 13.5 cm (6 5/16 × 5 3/8 in.); Secondary support: 33 × 23 cm (13 × 9 1/16 in.); Tertiary support: 36.5 × 28 cm (14 3/8 × 11 1/16 in.)

Catalogue

Year: 1923
Medium: Woodcut in brown and black ink, with brown watercolor (recto and verso), on ivory Japanese paper; tipped onto cream wove paper, tipped at top two corners onto cream card
Dimensions: Image/primary support: 16 × 13.5 cm (6 5/16 × 5 3/8 in.); Secondary support: 33 × 23 cm (13 × 9 1/16 in.); Tertiary support: 36.5 × 28 cm (14 3/8 × 11 1/16 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Gustave Baumann

Artist

Gustave Baumann

Painting

Gustave Baumann was an American printmaker and painter, and one of the leading figures of the color woodcut revival in America. His works have been shown at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, and the New Mexico Museum of Art. He is also recognized for his role in the 1930s as area coordinator of the Public Works of Art Project of the Works Progress Administration.

Magdeburg, Germany

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