About this artwork
The Russian-born artist Peter Blume employed the Renaissance technique of making drawings and multiple small-scale paintings in preparation for his large finished compositions. This drawing, given to the museum by the artist in the 1960s, is one of many studies for the Art Institute’s painting The Rock (1956.338). Taken as a group, the studies for the painting demonstrate the artist’s working method and show the progression of The Rock from an idea to the finished painting.
-
Status
- Currently Off View
-
Department
- Prints and Drawings
-
Artist
- Peter Blume
-
Title
- Study for The Rock
-
Place
- United States (Artist's nationality)
-
Date
- 1935–1948
-
Medium
- Charcoal, with stumping on tan tracing paper
-
Dimensions
- 47.8 × 57.5 cm (18 7/8 × 22 11/16 in.)
-
Credit Line
- Gift of Peter Blume
-
Reference Number
- 1962.1092
Extended information about this artwork
Object information is a work in progress and may be updated as new research findings emerge. To help improve this record, please email . Information about image downloads and licensing is available here.
