Karl Baumann (German-American, 1911-1984), "Mountain Road" 1956.

Oil in canvas, signed and dated (lower bottom right), 20 x 16" (framed 27 1/2 x 23 3/8").

 

He exhibited his works at the Golden Gate International Exposition, the Palace of the Legion of Honor, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. In 1936 the WPA employed Karl Baumann as an easel painter, and he began to gain a reputation as a leading Californian Abstract Expressionist. He was hired in 1947 by the California College of the Arts and Crafts as a professor of painting, and also taught for a time at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Baumann's work includes mostly landscapes, marines, and still life. Early works are in the style of German Expressionists, later works are more abstract.

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Provenance: San Francisco Museum of Art, label on verso.

Maxwell Galleries, San Francisco. (label on verso).

Bonhams: USA, auction date:1995.

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