2020 “Celestial Touch” Contemporary Abstract Collage by Julia Rossel, Framed

Details Details Close Description A 1960s mixed media collage on board by American artist Michael Baum (1933-2021). The black checkered collage features blue pencil stenciled numbers in alternating squares. Each alternating square depicts the numbers one through twenty-three horizontally in numerical order on black paper and masonite. The artist tag is attached verso. Lifelong artist and craftsman, Michael Baum was originally from New York and exhibited widely in the 1960s. Baum attended the University of Georgia and later art school in New York where he met his future artist wife, Reiko Sakagami. Baum opened a framing company before becoming the owner and horse breeder of Man O’ War Farm in Lexington, KY, where he lived out his life. less DIMENSIONS 49ʺW × 2ʺD × 49.5ʺH STYLES Mid-Century ModernMinimalistModern FRAME TYPE Framed ART SUBJECTS AbstractPatternsText PERIOD 1960s COUNTRY OF ORIGIN United States ITEM TYPE Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned MATERIALS MasonitePaperPencil CONDITION Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections COLOR Black TEAR SHEET CONDITION NOTES Intentional creasing to paper. Other signs of intentional distressing, discoloration, and wear. Chips around the edges. See less