Gustave Baumann (German/American, 1881 - 1971). "May". Original color woodcut. 1912. Stamp signed with the initials, lower left; signed in the block, lower right. The red initial stamp could well indicate a proof impression. Cream wove paper. Wide margins. Fine impression with heavy ink application. Good condition; a few fox marks in margins; some pale staining lower right margin, well away from image. Literature/catalogue raisonne: See: Acton, Krause, and Yurtseven's 'Gustave Baumann - Nearer to Art,' pg. 20; and David Acton's 'Hand of a Craftsman - The Woodcut Technique of Gustave Bauman,' pg. 77. Provenance: Through the artist Will Vawter. Overall size: 10 1/8 x 8 1/4 in. (257 x 210 mm). Image size: 7 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. (197 x 159 mm). Included in the suite of 12 woodcuts (the twelve different months) published in "All the Year Round" as "May." We could not find a stamp signed impression of this print at auction. Image copyright © The Estate of Gustave Baumann. [26346-2-150]