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Robert Frederick Blum

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Painting of a candy vendor at a wooden cart surrounded by children and women in kimono on a busy Japanese street.

The Ameya

by 1893

Painting of a narrow Venetian canal with gondolas, a small arched bridge, and tall palazzo facades under blue sky.

Canal in Venice, San Trovaso Quarter

1880

Painting of a man smoking in a wicker chair and a woman resting in a hammock on a sunlit porch.

Two Idlers

1888

Gun-Hammer Queue

1890

Profile Head of a Japanese Girl

1879

Pastel drawing of a dirt road lined with blossoming trees, a wooden shed and small figures on tan paper.

Spring Landscape

Watercolor of a sunlit Japanese street with wooden shops, a vendor at a stall, women in kimono and chickens on the dirt path.

Street Scene in Ikao, Japan

Ink and pencil sketch of two dancing women in loose gestural poses, with a small scene sketched at the right edge.

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

1880

Pencil sketch of a gnarled tree with a dense canopy on a cream sheet, with faint background strokes.

Tree

1870

Pencil sketch of an ornate Venetian balcony with an arched doorway and decorated facade on pale paper.

Balcony

1880

Pencil sketch of a garden with a leafy tree in front of a house with chimneys and a window.

Garden

1880

Pencil sketch of a balding man with a mustache, head turned left, on aged paper with a museum stamp.

Man

1880

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a wide-brimmed hat with arms folded, shaded with loose diagonal hatching on tan paper.

Man

1870

Pencil sketch of a Venice waterfront with a gondola, masts, a bell tower, a domed church and strolling figures.

View of Venice, Italy

1880

Gedney Bunce

1880

Pencil sketch of a small standing child seen from behind beside a larger adult figure with bent head and legs.

Figures

1880

Pencil sketch of three sailboats beached on a sandy shore with two small figures and a calm sea behind.

Sailboats

1880

Charcoal and white chalk study of a robed figure with one arm raised, head tilted upward, on tan paper.

Study for leader of the procession, “Vintage Festival,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

1890

Ink sketch of a standing woman in a long dress on a cream sheet, with faint reversed printed text below.

Woman

1880

Pencil sketch of a rural Japanese village street with thatched houses, a walking figure, a cart, and trees.

View of Japan

1890

Pencil sketch of a Japanese interior with sliding screens, a wooden doorway, and flowering plants in the foreground.

Interior, Japan

1890

Loose graphite sketch of a female figure with flowing drapery and a raised arm, on cream paper.

Figure

1870

Loose pencil sketch of a seated man with crossed legs, plus small studies of a shoe and hand on cream paper.

Figures

1870

Graphite sketch of dancing women in flowing draperies, with studies arranged in a chain across the top and groups below.

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

1890

Pencil sketches of two heraldic shield designs with scrolled ornament on a pale sheet of paper.

Coat of Arms

1880

Pencil sketch on cream paper of a monkey's head with a crouching monkey study below and the word What written beside it.

Monkey

1870

Pencil sketch of a man and woman standing close in an embrace, with a small head study at upper right.

Man and woman

1900

Pencil sketch of a crowned figure on a spotted horse with figures below, annotated with handwritten color notes.

Ornament with Royal Procession

1870

Charcoal and white chalk study of a standing draped female figure with heavy folds of cloth on grey paper.

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

1890

Pencil sketch of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat with arms gesturing outward, drawn in loose graphite lines.

Actor

1870

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a hat and long dress, drawn in loose quick lines on cream paper.

Woman

1870

Loose pencil sketch of a standing figure with a head covering on a pale sheet of paper.

Figure

1880

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

Pencil sketch of a violinist seen from behind, bow raised, with a smaller partial figure drawing below.

Musician playing the violin

1880

Donkey

1880

Red chalk sketch of a standing woman holding a child on her hip, drawn on thin translucent paper.

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

1890

Pencil studies of monkeys on cream paper, including a head study of a marmoset and a young monkey, with handwritten labels.

Money and Marmoset

1870

Pencil sketch of three sailors in caps on a stone bridge and a boat with mast and rigging.

Sailors

1880

Pencil sketch of a partial figure with curved lines on an aged paper sheet, with a faint stamp at lower left.

Figure

1900

Loose watercolor study of a pale temple interior with a tripod stand, bronze urn, wreath, and green garlands.

Study for the entrance of a temple, “Vintage Festival”, Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

1890

Pencil sketch of a young boy standing with a long pole across his shoulders, on aged paper with a museum stamp.

Boy

1880

Red chalk sketch of a seated woman holding a standing nude child viewed from behind, on pale paper.

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

1890

Horizontal watercolor study of draped figures in a procession near classical columns, with a kneeling woman in the foreground

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

1890

Pen and pencil sketches on tan paper showing a floor plan with rooms and window details by Robert Frederick Blum.

Floor plans

1900

Ducks

1870

Red chalk sketch of a muscular male figure with arms raised above a reclining figure on cream paper.

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

1890

Watercolor of misty Venetian canal with gondolas and standing gondoliers, pale blue sky and faint distant boats.

Gondolas, Grand Canal, Venice

n.d.

Grey watercolor of two men working inside a wooden room, one pounding paddy with a pestle and one sweeping grain near a barre

Pestling the Paddy

n.d.

Pastel drawing of an artist's studio with a seated nude woman, blue bowl, gilded mirror, and cane chair.

Studio of Robert F. Blum

1883

Etching of a woman's head with long, flowing hair and curls, shaded with fine hatched lines on a pale background.

Head of a Woman with Long Hair

n.d.

Etching of gondolas moored before an arched Venetian palace entrance, with reflections rippling on the canal water.

Gondolas and Venetian Palace

c. 1880

Etching of a Venetian lagoon with gondolas, rowers, and tall-masted ships reflected in rippling water.

Lagune with Steamers and Gondolas, Venice

1885

Etching of a young woman's head and shoulders with curly hair falling over one shoulder, set against a pale background.

Head of a Girl

n.d.

Etching of two women working in a cluttered Venetian interior, one reaching up beside a shelf of bottles, the other seated at

Bead Stringers, Venice

1886

Etching of women and girls seated at a table in a domestic interior, with a figure reading by a window at right.

Untitled (Girls Saying Grace)

1885

Head of a Girl, Profile

n.d.

Etching of a woman holding laundry beside a tub in a dim room, with light from a window with a curtain.

Wash Day

n.d.

Etching of tall slender trees and bushes on a grassy rise, with the lower page left mostly blank.

Unfinished Landscape

n.d.

Etching of a seated, partly nude man with clasped hands against a dark, cross-hatched background.

Half Nude Figure of a Man

n.d.

Etching of a Venetian canal with an arched stone bridge, a gondola on the water, figures on the quay, and old brick buildings

Venetian Canal and Bridges

1886

Etched portrait of a woman with curly hair in a loose sketch style, with a small boat at the right edge.

Jennie Gerson

c. 1880

Etching of a crowded town square with a theater sign, performers on a platform, market stalls, and people in the foreground.

An Illustration

1883

Small Head

n.d.

Girl Reading

1883

Etching of children on a sandy beach at Coney Island, with a sea horizon and loose sweeping sky lines.

Souvenir of Coney Island

1880