Snapshot In Time: In the 1930s, much of New Mexico was still considered the "wild west" by Eastern dudes. The 1939 movie , which made John Wayne a superstar, kept this image alive for some time.

Art Smart Fact: RIO TESUQUE roughly translates to "cottonwood tree in a plaza by the river." It is a pueblo which may have been inhabited as early as 1200 AD, probably a much happier place than medieval Europe.

About The Art: Independent and influential, Gustave Baumann stands at the center of American color relief printmaking in the 20th century. He is considered by many to be the "best of the best" of any color woodcut artist who ever worked in this difficult medium. Today, original woodcuts by Gustave Baumann cost thousands of dollars if and when you can find them.

This is a fine reproduction of RIO TESUQUE. Indeed, it is one of the best reproductions I have seen in over a decade of selling both original and replicated Baumann woodcuts. You will be very surprised how authentic the signature and hand-in-the-heart chop mark look and how good the colors are.....even the paper has texture. Several of the out-of-print reproductions have gone on to become valuable themselves. Available framed only (in a frame style popular when Baumann was working) RIO TESUQUE is one of the best buys at Peggity's.