Torrey Pine by Gustave Baumann
Torrey Pine
Gustave Baumann
Title
Torrey Pine
Artist
Gustave Baumann
1881 - 1971 (biography)Year
1961
Technique
color woodcut
Image Size
12 x 12 7/8" image
Signature
pencil, lower right
Edition Size
I 70-125 -61
Annotations
titled, lower left; dated after edition number
Reference
Chamberlain 189; Baumann 149
Paper
cream Ansbach wove paper
State
published
Publisher
artist
Inventory ID
AB690
Price
$10,000.00
Description
“Torrey Pine” is one of Baumann’s last woodcuts and certainly one of his strongest statements of his mastery of his medium. In this woodcut, Baumann has distilled the ornamental aspect of the ruggedly beautiful Torrey pine. Negative space sculpts the trunks and branches which are embellished with long black needles and blue cones. Baumann’s carving and color combination created one of his most elegant color woodcuts.
The 1,750-acre Torrey Pines Natural Reserve lies within the city limits of San Diego. The reserve is dedicated to preserving the Torrey pine, which originated in Mexico and is now considered America’s rarest pine, as it grows only in this reserve and on Santa Rosa Island, off the coast of Santa Barbara.