Gustave Baumann (1881 - 1971)

"Past History", Woodblock Print, 9 x 10 3/4 inches
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Gustave Baumann was born in Germany in 1881 and moved with his family to
the U.S. as a young boy. While in his teens, Baumann began taking
classes at the Art Institute of Chicago, and followed these studies with
a year in Germany, where he quickly mastered the art of color woodblock
prints. Upon his return to the U.S., Baumann found the atmosphere of
Indiana’s Brown County to nurture his creativity. His works from this
era were exhibited at the Paris Salon and the 1915 Pan-Pacific
International Exhibition in San Francisco, where he earned a Gold Medal.
After trying several other cities, Baumann moved to Taos and ultimately
Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he lived for over 50 years, until his death
in 1971.