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Spring Freshet

Creator: Gustave Baumann
Offered by: William A. Karges Fine Art

Description
There is a real sense of time and place in this Indiana scene titled “Spring Freshet”. Through a series of visual clues left by the artist, the story is revealed and we discover that the location is Brown County, Indiana, where the artist lived between 1910 and 1916, and that the time of year is Spring. The architectural style of the structure provides another hint. This building is known as the “Hetherington Cabin” and was built in 1860. It still stands today, and is located “on the road up Jackson's Branch”.

Baumann carved the blocks for this woodcut in 1915, and this impression is from the Third edition which was printed in 1931. The colors here are remarkably rich, saturated and fresh, in hues of blue, purple and vibrant green. This print is numbered 29 of 120 lower right, and titled lower left by the artist's daughter, Ann Baumann.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Notes:	The artist's "Hand-in-Heart" chop lower right. This woodcut is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity as well as a Certification by the artist's widow, Jane H. Baumann, that this is a Gustave Baumann original.
Origin:	United States, California
Period:	1920-1949
Materials:	Color Woodcut
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	1931
Styles / Movements:	Impressionism, Other , Folk Art
Dealer Reference #:	9118
Incollect Reference #:	693564

Dimensions

W.	9.75 in;	H.	10.875 in;
W.	24.77 cm;	H.	27.62 cm;

Message from Seller:

For over 35 years, William A. Karges Fine Art has been the preeminent art dealer specializing in original early California and American paintings created between 1870 and 1940, as well as American Southwest and early Philippine paintings.