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Study for Excavation

Peter Blume, 1943

MEDIUMCharcoal, with stumping, on tan wove paper, tipped onto ivory wove paper
DIMENSIONS21.4 × 27.7 cm (8 7/16 × 10 15/16 in.)
LOCATIONArt Institute of Chicago
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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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