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Study for Excavation by Peter Blume

Study for Excavation

Peter Blume · 1943

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DETAILS
Artist
Peter Blume
Date
1943
Medium
Charcoal, with stumping, on tan wove paper, tipped onto ivory wove paper
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
21.4 × 27.7 cm (8 7/16 × 10 15/16 in.)
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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