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Aspen Red River (study)
Aspen Red River (study)
Aspen Red River (study)

Aspen Red River (study)

Artist (American, born Germany, 1881 - 1971)
Datebefore 1924
Mediumtempera on paper
DimensionsImage: 9 7/8 x 11 1/2 in. (25.1 x 29.2 cm)
Support: 10 7/8 x 11 1/2 in. (27.6 x 29.2 cm)
Mat: 20 x 22 in. (50.8 x 55.9 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Jane Baumann, 1980
Object number1980.28.54
DescriptionForest of golden aspens. Split rail fence extending from lower left corner to lower center of image. Lavender mountain in background. Blue sky.
Text Entries
Until recently it was thought that Baumann used gouache for his studies on brown paper, but in his writing we learned that he referred to the paint as tempera.
Verso of the support has a preliminary pencil sketch of trees in the forest.
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Recto
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before 1936
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Gustave Baumann
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