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Peter Blume "DRAWING FOR FROM THE METAMORPHOSES" CHARCOAL & CONTE ON PAPER

Sold for $700 at Bradford's on Mar 5, 2023.

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Peter Blume (1906 - 1992) "Drawing For From The Metamorphoses" Charcoal & Conte on Paper. Noted for his surrealist- tinged figuration called 'magic realism', Peter Blume remained outside any clearly defined current of American art, and throughout his sixty year career rarely veered from the quirky narrative style he developed in his twenties. During the 1930s and 1940s the popularity of Blume's dreamlike paintings, filled with obsessive detail, made him one of America's best-known artists. Two of his major works are the powerful antifascist Eternal City (1934-37) held by the Museum of Modern Art, and The Rock (1945-48), at the Art Institute, Chicago. Artist: Peter Blume Title: Drawing For From The Medium: Charcoal & Conte on Paper Circa/Year: 1978 Signature Type: Hand Signed Signature Location: Lower Right Site Measurement: 6.5 x 10 in. Sheet Keywords: Mid-Century, Mid Century, Modern, Art, contemporary, surreal; Ref: BD1695

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