Gustave Baumann
(German-American, 1881 - 1971)
Cordova Plaza, 1943
color woodcut, edition of 200
signed lower right: Gustave Baumann
titled lower left: CORDOVA PLAZA

Published by the Torch Press in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Cordova Plaza was the 24th Presentation Print for the members of the Woodcut Society. It was distributed in a folder, together with an essay, "Gustave Baumann and His Woodcut, Cordova Plaza," by George William Eggers.
7 5/8 x 8 in. (19.37 x 20.32 cm.), Sheet: 13 1/8 x 11 3/8 in. (33.34 x 28.89 cm.)
Private Collection, New Mexico

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. 165.

The print is in overall fair condition. Lightly toned. Open tear to upper left corner of sheet, obscured by matting. Tape residue to verso of sheet at all four edges, resulting in minor rippling to sheet, extending slightly into the image. Please note this work is not framed, but has been shrink-wrapped to foam core for display and protection purposes.

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