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American & Western Auction | March 8, 2024

Fri, Mar 8, 2024 10:00AM EST
Lot 554

Gustave Baumann, Talaya Peak (1931)

Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000

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(New Mexico/California, 1881-1971)

Talaya Peak, 1931, edition 83/120, signed lower right "Gustave Baumann", with artist's Hand-in-Heart chop mark, inscribed edition "83-120-III", colored wood block on paper, image 9-1/2 x 11-1/4, sheet 13-3/8 x 17 in.; gilt wood frame by Tres Mowka Designs, 18-1/2 x 20 in.

Provenance: Ex-Collection of John A. and Margaret Hill, No. 47; Zaplin-Lampert Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Property of a Southern Museum sold to benefit the Acquisition Fund

Literature: Gala Chamberlain, Nancy E. Green, and Thomas Leech, In a Modern Rendering: The Color Woodcuts of Gustave Baumann: A Catalogue Raisonné, Rizzoli Electa, 2019, No. 111.

Condition

hinged in, good impression with bright color, some light foxing in margin, bottom edge possibly trimmed and lacking Baumann Inventory number; frame with abrasions

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Ex-Collection of John A. and Margaret Hill, No. 47; Zaplin-Lampert Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Property of a Southern Museum sold to benefit the Acquisition Fund