Pauline Baumann

Pauline Baumann was born in London and was one of six children born to a tailor from Prussia and his English wife.^[1] Baumann attended school in Wimbledon before studying art at Saint Martin's School of Art and then, from 1923 to 1927, at the Royal College of Art.^[1][2] 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.^[2] Between 1929 and 1968 she was a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy in London and was an active member of the Senefelder Club which highlighted her lithographs.^[2] She also exhibited with the Society of Wood Engravers, at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Redfern Gallery and with the Artists' International Association.^[1] Cambridge Council, Hertford Council and Southwark Heritage all hold examples of her work.^[1][3]