Gustave Baumann (German/American, 1881 - 1971). "Pirates! Act 02 - The Equipment Is Evenly Distributed". Original woodcut. 1916. Stamp signed with the initials, lower right. Edition of 525. Hand-made Kozuchi Japanese laid paper. Wide margins. Fine impression with heavy ink application. Very good to fine condition. Literature/catalogue raisonne: See: Acton, Krause, and Yurtseven's 'Gustave Baumann - Nearer to Art' pg. 30; and David Acton's 'Hand of a Craftsman - The Woodcut Technique of Gustave Bauman' pg. 79. Provenance: Through the artist Will Vawter. From the portfolio 'Pirates! or, The Cruise of the Black Revenge, A Melodrama in Thirteen Acts' by Kendall Banning. Printed by The Faithorn Company, Chicago. We could not find an impression of this early and rare print at auction in the past 25 years. Overall size: 9 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. (235 x 184 mm). Image size: 7 3/8 x 5 7/8 in. (187 x 149 mm). [26451] |150| {R100}