three master printmakers

Gustave baumann thomas Hart benton

and gene kloss

The Owings GalleryON PALACE

w w w . o w i n g s g a l l e r y . c o m

100 East Palace Avenue | Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501505.982.6244 Phone | lwidmar@owingsgallery.com

29th Annual Print Exhibition

Three Master Printmakers

Gustave baumann thomas Hart benton

and gene kloss

December 27th through January 20th, 2015

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This exhibition features three master printmakers whose work we admire and have consistently shown for nearly thirty years. Each of these artists brings a unique vision and process to printmaking, demonstrating the depth of this medium and its limitless capacity for individuality. Focusing our annual print exhibition on three of our favorite artists gives us the opportunity to share a significant body of work by each. It is our hope that, presented collectively, the breadth of their artistic qualities, which have long captured our attention, will be strikingly evident.

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I want the finished print to enable the viewer to see the design, the subject matter from across the room, at arm’s length or under a magnifying glass – also upside down for satisfactory abstract design ... Art is life to me.– Gene Kloss

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gene kloss(1903-1996)

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Night Mass - Our Lady of Dolores, Taos, d.1943, drypoint and aquatint, edition of 30, 12 3/4 x 9 5/8 inches Sky Answers Domingo, d.1935, drypoint, aquatint and mezzotint, edition of 30, 14 1/2 x 11 3/8 inches

#345 and 316 in Gene Kloss : An American Printmaker A Raisonné, 2009Compiled by A. Eugene Sanchez

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Processional - New Mexican Church, d.1948, drypoint and aquatint, edition of 50, 10 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches #351 in Gene Kloss : An American Printmaker A Raisonné, 2009

Compiled by A. Eugene Sanchez

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Penitente Fires, d.1939, drypoint and aquatint, edition of 50, 11 5/8 x 14 1/2 inches #359 in Gene Kloss : An American Printmaker A Raisonné, 2009

Compiled by A. Eugene Sanchez

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Rugged Land, d.1934, drypoint and aquatint, edition of 30, 11 3/8 x 14 3/8 inches #307 in Gene Kloss : An American Printmaker A Raisonné, 2009

Compiled by A. Eugene Sanchez

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Taos in Winter, d.1948, drypoint and aquatint, edition of 50, 10 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches #301 in Gene Kloss : An American Printmaker A Raisonné, 2009

Compiled by A. Eugene Sanchez

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Between 1918 and 1922 Baumann’s talent and skill came to full flower: the brilliant simplicity and subtelty of color in the surrounding landscape inspired him to become an innnovator and an acknowledged master of his art ... The hot, clear sunlight, the forested mountains, the dancing Indians, the lilacs of Spring and the October aspens were, in a sense, first perceived by him.– J.B. Jackson, Gustave Baumann Centennial

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gustave baumann (1881-1971)

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Desert, #24/100, color woodblock print, 6 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches

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Old Santa Fe, #53/100, color woodblock print, 6 5/8 x 7 1/2 inchesDesert, #24/100, color woodblock print, 6 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches

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April, #107/120, color woodblock print, 14 x 13 1/4 inchesAspen Pool, #55, color woodblock print, 10 5/8 x 11 3/4 inches (opposite page)

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Arroyo Chamisa, #56/125, color woodblock print, 10 1/2 x 11 5/8 inchesValle Grande, #12/125, color woodblock print, 13 5/8 x 13 1/8 inches (opposite page)

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Atalaya Peak, #59/125, color woodblock print10 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches

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Talaya Peak, #40/120, color woodblock print10 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches

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Spring, New Mexico, #8/100, color woodblock print, 10 1/8 x 11 3/4 inchesLa Loma Taos, #34/100, color woodblock print, 10 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches (opposite page)

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San Geronimo, #39/125, color woodblock print, 8 1/8 x 6 3/8 inches

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Beginning of the Fiesta, #54/125, color woodblock print, 8 1/2 x 7 inchesChile con Cabra, #13/100, 6 x 7 5/8 inches, color woodblock print, (opposite page)

San Domingo Pueblo, #47/125, color woodblock print, 8 1/2 x 7 inches

Beginning of the Fiesta, #54/125, color woodblock print, 8 1/2 x 7 inchesChile con Cabra, #13/100, 6 x 7 5/8 inches, color woodblock print, (opposite page)

San Domingo Pueblo, #47/125, color woodblock print, 8 1/2 x 7 inches

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Big Timber, Upper Pecos, #26/120, color woodblock print, 10 x 11 3/4 inchesMorning Sun, #75/125, color woodblock print, 11 5/8 x 10 inches (opposite page)

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From Hillside Gardens, #63/125, color woodblock print, 13 3/4 x 13 3/8 inchesGrandma Battin’s Garden, #31/120, color woodblock print, 13 1/2 x 13 3/8 inches (opposite page)

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34Cedar - Grand Cañon, #11, color woodblock print, 13 7/8 x 13 1/4 inches

35Singing Trees, #4/120, color woodblock print, 14 1/8 x 13 5/8 inches

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Marigolds, color woodblock print, 10 3/8 x 9 1/2 inchesMarigolds, color woodblock print, 21 1/2 x 17 1/4 inches (opposite page)

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Sanctuario, #29/125, color woodblock print 8 1/4 x 6 5/8 inches Summer Rain, #24/50, color woodblock print, 10 1/8 x 11 3/8 inches (opposite page)

40 Pine and Aspen, #45/100, color woodblock print, 13 1/2 x 14 inches

41Three Pines, #33/100, color woodblock print, 12 1/4 x 10 3/8 inches

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El Velorio, #33/125, color woodblock print, 9 1/4 x 8 3/4 inches Taos Placita, #17/125, color woodblock print 10 5/8 x 12 inches (opposite page)

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Harden Hollow, d.1914color woodblock print, 19 3/4 x 26 5/8 inches

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Malapai, #1/110, color woodblock print, 11 x 13 1/2 inches Aspen Red River, #20/100, color woodblock print, 10 1/8 x 11 1/8 inches (opposite page)

47Malapai, #1/110, color woodblock print, 11 x 13 1/2 inches

Aspen Red River, #20/100, color woodblock print, 10 1/8 x 11 1/8 inches (opposite page)

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Hopi Corn, #57/125, color woodblock print, 9 x 8 3/4 inchesCholla and Sahuaro, color woodblock print, 13 1/4 x 13 3/8 inches (opposite page)

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The lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton have been created out of the wealth of raw material available to the perceptive observer of the panorama of American life. Out of his experience and knowledge Benton has created a series of pictures of the essentially native, American way of life. The aspects of American life and lore portrayed in the lithographs are close to the soil and as American as black-eyed peas and sow belly, corn pone and six-shooter coffee. –Creekmore Fath, The Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton

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thomas hart benton (1889-1975)

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Repairing the Sloop, d.1973, lithograph, edition of 250, 14 5/8 x 18 1/2 inches #88 in The Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton, compiled and edited by Creekmore Fath

53Country Politics, d. 1973, lithograph, edition of 250, 14 3/4 x 17 1/2 inches

#89 in The Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton, compiled and edited by Creekmore Fath

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Running Horses, d.1952lithograph, edition of 100,

13 1/4 x 16 1/2 inches #78 in The Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton, compiled and edited

by Creekmore Fath

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Letter from Overseas, d.1943, lithograph, edition of 250, 10 1/2 x 13 5/8 inches #59 in The Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton, compiled and edited by Creekmore Fath

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Night Firing, d.1943, lithograph, edition of 250, 9 1/2 x 14 inches #57 in The Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton, compiled and edited by Creekmore Fath

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The Race, d.1942lithograph, edition of 250

8 7/8 x 13 1/4 inches #56 in The Lithographs of

Thomas Hart Benton compiled and edited by Creekmore

Fath

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Wyoming Autumn, d.1974lithograph, edition of 250

17 3/4 x 23 3/4 inches #91 in The Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton, compiled and edited

by Creekmore Fath

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White Calf, d.1945, lithograph, edition of 250, 10 3/8 x 13 inches #67 in The Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton, compiled and edited by Creekmore Fath

Gateside Conversation, d.1946, lithograph, edition of 250, 10 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches #69 in The Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton, compiled and edited by Creekmore Fath

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Gateside Conversation, d.1946, lithograph, edition of 250, 10 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches #69 in The Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton, compiled and edited by Creekmore Fath

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Island Hay, d.1945, oil on tin, 5 1/4 x 6 3/4 inches

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Island Hay, d.1945, lithograph, edition of 250, 10 x 12 5/8 inches #68 in The Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton, compiled and edited by Creekmore Fath

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Jesse and Jake, d.1942, lithograph, edition of 250, 13 1/4 x 10 inches #55 in The Lithographs of Thomas

Hart Benton, compiled and edited by Creekmore Fath

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Prodigal Son, d.1939, lithograph, edition of 250, 10 5/8 x 13 5/8 inches #29 in The Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton, compiled and edited by Creekmore Fath

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The Corral, d.1948, lithograph, edition of 250, 10 1/4 x 14 3/8 inches #71 in The Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton compiled and edited by Creekmore Fath

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The Corral, d.1948, lithograph, edition of 250, 10 1/4 x 14 3/8 inches #71 in The Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton compiled and edited by Creekmore Fath

A Drink of Water, d.1937, lithograph, edition of 250, 10 1/4 x 14 inches #15 in The Lithographs of Thomas Hart Benton compiled and edited by Creekmore Fath

This catalogue was published to accompany the exhibition:

December 27th through January 20th, 2015The Owings Gallery ON PALACE

100 East Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501Telephone: 505.982.6244 Fax: 505.983.4215Web: www.owingsgallery.comEmail: info@owingsgallery.com

Publication © 2014 The Owings GalleryAll rights reserved. No part of this catalogue may be reproduced without the written permission of The Owings Gallery

Catalogue Design: Laura C. Widmar, Santa Fe, New MexicoPhotography: James Hart, Santa Fe, New Mexico

On the Cover: Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975) Running Horses, d.1952, lithograph 13 1/4 x 16 1/2 inches (detail)Frontispiece: Gene Kloss (1903-1996) Night Mass - Our Lady of Dolores, Taos, d.1943, drypoint and aquatint, edition of 30, 12 3/4 x 9 5/8 inches (detail)Introduction: Gustave Baumann (1881-1971) Winter Corral, d.1961, color woodblock print 13 3/4 x 13 1/4 inches and Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975) Repairing the Sloop, d.1973, lithograph, edition of 250, 14 5/8 x 18 1/2 inches

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Three Master Printmakers

Gustave baumann thomas Hart benton

and gene kloss

The Owings GallerySanta Fe, New Mexico