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Chinese Still Life with Bowl of Flowers

Artist Gustave Baumann (American, 1881–1971)
Title Chinese Still Life with Bowl of Flowers
Date Ca. 1909
Medium Tempera and watercolor on brown paper
Dimensions Image: 10 3/4 × 9 7/8 in. (27.3 × 25.1 cm)
Sheet: 14 3/16 × 11 1/16 in. (36 × 28.1 cm)
Credit Line Gift of the Ann Baumann Trust, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number 2020.42

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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.” While it is not known if he did this work before or after leaving Chicago, it reflects his knowledge and interest in Asian culture, including Japanese woodblock prints.

Baumann had a particular love of flowers, which can be seen in numerous watercolors, drawings, and prints in the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art's collection, including Hoosier Garden (2009.64.1-.7), Rose Study (2020.43), and Stem with Bell-shapped Pink Flowers (2020.47).


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.

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