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Studies for The Rock by Peter Blume

Studies for The Rock

Peter Blume · 1943

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DETAILS
Artist
Peter Blume
Date
1943
Medium
Graphite on ivory wove paper, tipped onto tannish-green wove paper
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
21.6 × 33.1 cm (8 9/16 × 13 1/16 in.)
Collection
Prints and Drawings
Culture
United States
Credit line
Gift of Peter Blume
ART MOVEMENTS
Precisionism
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THE ARTIST

Peter Blume

Peter Blume was an American painter whose intricate works, like 'Eternal City' portraying Mussolini as a jack-in-the-box, blended surrealism with social commentary.

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