Indiana University Indiana University IU

Browse the collection

Cape Cod: Children Wading in Water

Artist Gustave Baumann (American, 1881–1971)
Title Cape Cod: Children Wading in Water
Date Ca. 1917
Medium Watercolor, tempera, and and graphite on buff paper
Dimensions Image: 7 1/8 × 7 1/8 in. (18.1 × 18.1 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/4 × 9 9/16 in. (21 × 24.3 cm)
Credit Line Gift of the Ann Baumann Trust, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number 2020.36

Share this artwork!

About this Work

Gustave Baumann was one of the first printmakers associated with the Brown County Art Colony. In 1909, he became a part-time resident of Nashville, Indiana, and a close friend of painter T.C. Steele. Baumann continued to travel between southern Indiana and Chicago until 1916, because as he said: “I went to investigate art possibilities. Brown County was easy to commute to and I found that restful something we all yearn for. Life was simple; I could stay two months for $100.” Nevetheless, in 1918 he relocated to the art colony in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

In the two years before he moved out west, Baumann sent some time on the East Coast, including in New York City; Wyoming, New York; Provincetown, Massachusetts; and Cape Cod, Massachusetts. While Baumann used colorful paintings on paper as the basis for his woodcuts, no corresponding print has been identified for this work nor is the exact location known.


Provenance research is ongoing for this and many other items in the Eskenazi Museum of Art permanent collection. For more information about the provenance of this artwork, please contact the department curator with specific questions.

Viewing Information
This artwork is currently off display. You may be able to see this artwork by filling out an art viewing room request.

 

Request this Image
The Eskenazi Museum of Art provides images of its collection, free of charge, upon request. This artwork is under copyright protection. You can request the image and it will be emailed to you when the request is complete.

Cite this Page
"Cape Cod: Children Wading in Water | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=2020.36