Robert Frederick Blum
American, 1857–1903
Blum trained in Cincinnati and Philadelphia and became a leading American illustrator, admired for his deft pen work, pastels and etchings. In Venice in 1880 he worked in the circle of Frank Duveneck and was influenced by Whistler. From 1890 to 1892 he lived in Japan on assignment for Scribner’s Magazine, and Japanese subjects inspired his best-known paintings. He also painted murals for Mendelssohn Hall in New York.
Written by Ochre Editions.
- In the collection
- 3 worksDated 1880–1881
- Mostly
- Drawing
- Courtesy of
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
