April
<p>One of Gustave Baumann’s most beloved prints, <em>April</em> displays the artist’s playfulness, as he altered the printed surface with aluminum leaf. To create this seamless effect, Baumann printed the image of the tree first, then added a layer of aluminum leaf, using adhesive in the blank passages. He then brushed away the leaf that had not adhered, revealing the printed image beneath. The softness evoked by the tree in bloom is contrasted with the cool, metallic background.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1930
- Dimensions
- Image: 33 × 32.8 cm (13 × 12 15/16 in.); Sheet: 43.2 × 35.3 cm (17 1/16 × 13 15/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Gustave Baumann
Artist
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.
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- Gustave Baumann
- Year
- 1930
- Dimensions
- Image: 33 × 32.8 cm (13 × 12 15/16 in.); Sheet: 43.2 × 35.3 cm (17 1/16 × 13 15/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1930-056829
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- Status
- verified