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Artists›Robert Frederick Blum, American

Robert Frederick Blum, American

Artist

WA-00042412

Drawing

Representation

None documented

Institutional Exhibitions

Works in Collection

580

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Publications Referenced

40%

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Source Registry (1)

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Tier 1 · Institutional50%

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Smithsonian American Art Museum Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Artworks (21)

Chamber

1892 · Graphite, pastel crayon on wove paper

17.2 × 10.2 cm (6 3/4 in. × 4 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Bead Stringers, Venice

1886 · Etching on ivory laid paper

Image/plate: 31 × 20.7 cm (12 1/4 × 8 3/16 in.); Sheet: 39 × 26.5 cm (15 3/8 × 10 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Lagune with Steamers and Gondolas, Venice

1885 · Etching on ivory laid paper

Image: 19.5 × 21.5 cm (7 11/16 × 8 1/2 in.); Plate: 19.7 × 22 cm (7 13/16 × 8 11/16 in.); Sheet: 26.5 × 33.6 cm (10 7/16 × 13 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Lagoon with Steamers and Gondolas

1885 · etching

Cleveland Museum of Art

Girl Reading

1883 · etching

Cleveland Museum of Art

View of Venice, Italy

1881 · Graphite on wove paper

17.4 × 10.3 cm (6 7/8 × 4 1/16 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Courtyard

1880 · Graphite on wove paper

16.6 × 10 cm (6 9/16 × 3 15/16 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Gondolas and Venetian Palace

1880 · Etching and drypoint in black on ivory Japanese paper

Image/plate: 12.9 × 18 cm (5 1/8 × 7 1/8 in.); Sheet: 20 × 27.4 cm (7 7/8 × 10 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Goat

1879 · Graphite on wove paper

15.2 × 11.2 cm (6 in. × 4 7/16 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Dog and goat

1879 · nature studies, drawing — graphite on wove paper

15.2 × 11.3 cm (6 in. × 4 7/16 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Profile Head of a Japanese Girl

1879 · etching

Cleveland Museum of Art

Pestling the Paddy

1877 · Black watercolor on ivory wove paper, laid down on tan wove board

30.8 × 27.6 cm (12 3/16 × 10 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Gondolas, Grand Canal, Venice

1877 · Watercolor over traces of black chalk on ivory wove paper

24.1 × 32.6 cm (9 1/2 × 12 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Head of a Woman with Long Hair

1877

Image/plate: 36.7 × 23.5 cm (14 1/2 × 9 5/16 in.); Sheet: 44.5 × 33.5 cm (17 9/16 × 13 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Half Nude Figure of a Man

1877 · Etching on cream wove paper

Image: 17 × 12.7 cm (6 3/4 × 5 in.); Plate: 17.5 × 14.9 cm (6 15/16 × 5 7/8 in.); Sheet: 32.8 × 24 cm (12 15/16 × 9 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Shoes

1876 · Graphite on wove paper

H x W: 17.2 × 10 cm (6 3/4 × 3 15/16 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Woman

1876 · Graphite on wove paper

17.3 × 10 cm (6 13/16 × 3 15/16 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Venetian Canal and Boats, No. 8

1800 · etching

Cleveland Museum of Art

Head of a Girl

1800 · etching

Cleveland Museum of Art

Half Nude Figure of a Man

1800 · etching

Cleveland Museum of Art

Monday Morning, Holland

1800 · etching

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (4)

21 published of 578 catalogued · 578 with image

Art Institute Chicago
7 published7 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published7 img
Smithsonian
6 publishedof 563 catalogued563 img
Cooper Hewitt
1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 7)

7 entries · 1 sources

Monday Morning, Holland
1800 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Half Nude Figure of a Man
1800 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Head of a Girl
1800 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Girl Reading
1883 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Profile Head of a Japanese Girl
1879 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Lagoon with Steamers and Gondolas
1885 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Venetian Canal and Boats, No. 8
1800 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Collections2

Smithsonian American Art Museum Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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In collection

Smithsonian American Art Museum

In collection

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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