Gustave Baumann
American, 1881-1971
Bright Angel Trail
INV-8765
Gustave Baumann
American, 1881-19711922
Bright Angel Trail
Gustave Baumann American, 1881-1971 →woodcutprint
Date
1922
Medium
Color woodcut on cream laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 24.3 × 28.7 cm (9 5/8 × 11 5/16 in.); Sheet: 34.2 × 42.5 cm (13 1/2 × 16 3/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
The William Gold Hibbard Memorial
This print presents artistic paeans to the American Southwest and reflects the body of work Baumann produced during his trip to the Grand Canyon in 1921. Bright Angel Trail captures a view from the Bright Angel hiking trail, Baumann depicted the canyon’s craggy peaks and steep walls with vivid tones of russet, purple, and green.
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