Constance Amy Pauline Baumann (1899–1977) was a British artist known as a painter, printmaker and teacher.

Biography

Pauline Baumann was born in London and was one of six children born to a tailor from Prussia and his English wife. Baumann attended school in

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before studying art at Saint Martin's School of Art and then, from 1923 to 1927, at the Royal College of Art. After graduating from the Royal College, Baumann remained in London where she held a number of teaching posts while continuing to paint and produce prints using etching and engraving techniques. Between 1929 and 1968 she was a regular exhibitor at the

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in London and was an active member of the

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which highlighted her lithographs. She also exhibited with the Society of Wood Engravers, at the

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, the Redfern Gallery and with the Artists' International Association. Cambridge Council, Hertford Council and Southwark Heritage all hold examples of her work.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Baumann, Pauline 1899 births 1977 deaths 20th-century English painters 20th-century English women artists Alumni of Saint Martin's School of Art Alumni of the Royal College of Art Artists from London English women painters 20th-century women painters