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Robert Frederick Blum

187 works

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Loose pencil sketch of a bullfight showing a matador in a wide hat, a charging bull, and a dark cape.

Bullfight, Spain

1880

Pencil sketch of an arched doorway in a building with shadowed walls and loose foliage above, dated 1880.

Doorway

1880

Pencil sketch of a stone fountain, walking figures in top hats, and a woman in a hat in the foreground.

Fountain

1880

Graphite sketch of two resting dogs on cream paper, one curled on the left and one stretched on the right.

Dogs

1880

Pencil sketch of an ornate bay window with a pointed roof beside an arched doorway on tan paper.

Bay window

1880

Loose pencil and colored chalk sketches of several figures on a peach-toned sheet, with a yellow and gray accent at right.

Study for a woman, “Vintage Festival,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York

1890

Pencil sketch of two sailboats on water at the center of a pale cream sheet, with faint smudges across the page.

Sailboats

1900

Figures

1900

Pencil sketch sheet with several studies of men in hats and jackets on a tan paper, some with handwritten notes.

Men

1890

Pencil sketch of a flat landscape with windmills and small buildings along a far bank, with open water in the foreground.

Landscape

1880

Pencil study of a nude woman seated on the floor, seen from behind, with shaded arms and bent legs.

Study for a seated woman, “Vintage Festival,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

1890

Pencil sketch of a classical column, decorative frieze, and small figure on a cream sheet, study for Vintage Festival by Robe

Study for a kneeling woman, “Vintage Festival,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York

1890

Pencil sketch of a reclining child in loose shaded strokes, with a small scroll study with tiny figures below.

Child

1870

Loose pencil sketch on aged paper showing small figures, possibly children, and animals within a rough composition.

Children

1870

Loose pencil sketch of a landscape with a central tree trunk and scribbled shrubs on a cream sheet.

Landscape

1870

Graphite sketch of a horse-drawn covered wagon with a driver, plus smaller studies of a head and figures on paper.

Horse and wagon

1880

Graphite sketch of a dancing woman with head tilted back, one arm raised, and flowing drapery, on tan card.

Study for a dancing woman, “Moods to Music,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

1890

Pencil sketch of an artist with an umbrella sketching outdoors beside loose scribbled foliage on a cream page.

Artist sketching outside

1870

Graphite study of a nude woman seen from behind, leaning forward with one arm extended toward a ledge.

Study for a woman, “Vintage Festival,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

1890

Loose pencil sketch of a partial figure's head and neck on a beige sheet of paper.

Landscape

1900

Two pencil sketches of sailboats on pale paper, with red accents on the sails and a handwritten note beside them.

Sailboat

1880

Caricature

1870

Pencil sketch of an entrance hall with a dark doorway, hanging cloth, and a standing figure beside a column.

Entrance Hall

1870

Pencil sketch of masted sailing ships and a rowboat moored on calm harbor water, drawn on tan paper.

Harbor

1880

Sheet with a red chalk study of a male torso above a pencil sketch of figures in a columned architectural interior.

Study for a group, “Vintage Festival,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

1890

Pencil sketch of figures with a parasol on a sandy beach, wooden posts and a flat horizon in the distance.

Seashore

1870

Horse

1880

Red chalk study of a standing male figure with outstretched arm and loose sketches of heads and drapery on cream paper.

Study for a group of figures, “Vintage Festival,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

1890

Pencil sketch of a figure seen from behind, wearing a cap and coat, on cream paper with a museum stamp.

James McNeill Whistler

1880

Graphite sketch of four monkey head studies on tan paper, one large frontal face and three smaller angled views.

Monkey

1890

Men

1880

Pencil sketch of a tree branch with twigs and a small perched bird on a tan sheet of paper.

Tree Branch

1880