Description: Late 19th century Rural Street Scene (possibly Northern Italy) by Robert Frederick Blum 1857-1903, listed New York/Ohio artist, watercolor/pencil on paper, 9 1/2" by 11 1/4" sheet size, 9 1/8" by 11 1/8" sight, signed lower right, Guido (Boston) 23K gilded carved frame with silk mat and gilded fillet under UV plexiglass, 15 3/8" by 18 5/8". Artist studied Art Academy of Cincinnati and Ohio Mechanics Institute, studying under Frank Duveneck with fellow artists John Twachtman and Joseph DeCamp. He went on to study at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts 1876, returned to Cincinnati 1877, and by 1880's was based in New York City. He traveled to Italy, meeting with Whistler and Duveneck while living in Venice 1885-1886, 1890 traveled to Japan and lived there 2 years, later associating with William Merritt Chase and John Twachtman when he returned to New York City, spending his last years teaching at New York Art Students League, dying there 1903. He was a member of National Academy of Design, Society of American Artists, American Watercolor Society, National Society of Mural Painters, Society of Painters in Pastel. Condition very good, toning and foxing to reverse, sheet hinged to mat, framing with some professional restoration to a corner and minor blemishes.
Price: 599 USD
Location: Wellsville, New York
End Time: 2024-11-15T02:06:30.000Z
Shipping Cost: 20 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Artist: Robert Frederick Blum
Signed By: Blum
Size: Small
Signed: Yes
Period: Victorian (1830-1900)
Material: Paper
Item Length: 18 3/4"
Framing: Matted & Framed
Subject: Townscape
Type: Painting
Year of Production: unknown
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Item Height: 9 1/2"
Theme: Cities & Towns
Style: Realism
Features: One of a Kind (OOAK)
Production Technique: Watercolor Painting
Country/Region of Manufacture: Italy
Item Width: 11 1/4"
Handmade: Yes
Time Period Produced: 1850-1899
