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Study for Kilns by Peter Blume

Study for Kilns

Peter Blume · 1940

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DETAILS
Artist
Peter Blume
Date
1940
Medium
Pen and brush and red ink, over traces of graphite, on cream wove paper, tipped onto ivory wood pulp laminate board
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
32.8 × 42.4 cm (12 15/16 × 16 3/4 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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