Waiting to be Counted by Gustave Baumann
Waiting to be Counted
Gustave Baumann
Title
Waiting to be Counted
Artist
Gustave Baumann
1881 - 1971 (biography)Year
1957
Technique
color woodcut with aluminum leaf
Image Size
12 3/4 x 16" image
Signature
black ink within image in lower right
Edition Size
75-125 1957
Annotations
titled, lower left; dated after edition number
Reference
Chamberlain 188.2; GB148
Paper
ivory CPM Fabriano Italy laid
State
published
Publisher
artist
Inventory ID
AB817
Price
$5,000.00
Description
A response to a friend's insomnia, Baumann portrays a sweetly surreal image of a flock of sheep exploring the soft surface of a pillow. Two campaigns exist for this image; this is from the reworked second edition and features plum-colored sheep on negative space, and an aluminum leaf background.
States Chamberlain on p. 450 of In a Modern Rendering: The Color Woodcuts of Gustave Baumann: "Baumann produced an oil painting on board of the same theme for an insomniac friend, and it was so well received that he followed up with this color woodcut. There is a photograph of in the Baumann archive that directly relates to the design of this woodcut."