Summer Clouds by Gustave Baumann

Summer Clouds by Gustave Baumann

Summer Clouds

Gustave Baumann

Title

Summer Clouds

 
Artist
Year
1926  
Technique
color woodcut 
Image Size
10 7/8 x 9 11/16" image 
Signature
unsigned 
Edition Size
 
Annotations
 
Reference
Chamberlain 110; GB80 
Paper
cream Zanders laid with Hand-in-Heart watermark 
State
 
Publisher
 
Inventory ID
AB3039 
Price
SOLD
Description

First issued by Baumann in an edition of 100 in 1926, Summer Clouds remains one of Baumann's most iconic images. A stunning depiction of a bright New Mexico day, he's captured the famous blue of the high desert sky hung with a handful of perfect clouds. Below, earthen pueblos, hollyhocks, and two figures are illuminated by bright summer sun. Baumann entered Summer Clouds into the Seventh International Print Makers Exhibition in Los Angeles the same year, winning the Storrow Prize (offered for the best block print).

The white dots on the dress of the woman in the lower left suggests that it was printed at the same time Baumann completed the final impressions from the edition of 125. For in-depth reading on the different editions, see Chamberlain 110.