Mathis Alley by Gustave Baumann
Mathis Alley
Gustave Baumann
Title
Mathis Alley
Artist
Year
1910 / 1914
Technique
color woodcut
Image Size
9 -1/8 x 13-3/16" image
Signature
pencil, lower right
Edition Size
unnumbered from an edition of 100
Annotations
pencil titled and dated 1914
Reference
Chamberlain 20; No. 4 from In the Hills of Brown
Paper
fibrous wove Japon
State
published
Publisher
artist
Inventory ID
AB4222
Price
SOLD
Description
One of twelve color woodcuts originally published by Baumann in his “In The Hills of Brown” portfolio in 1910. The color woodcuts depict the scenic beauty of the isolated village of Nashville in Southern Indiana and its environs. With deference, Baumann also depicted the inhabitants going about their daily routines. Baumann carved the blocks, which were printed by him with the assistance of Alonzo Allison and his sons on the press of the Brown County Democrat in Nashville, Indiana. A few of the earliest impressions are signed and dated 1910 in black ink within the image.