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Study for The Rock

A work made of charcoal, with traces of graphite, on tan tracing paper.

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  • A work made of charcoal, with traces of graphite, on tan tracing paper.

Date:

c. 1948

Artist:

Peter Blume
American, born Russia, 1906-1992

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Peter Blume

Title

Study for The Rock

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1943–1948

Medium

Charcoal, with traces of graphite, on tan tracing paper

Dimensions

47.8 × 60.7 cm (18 7/8 × 23 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Peter Blume

Reference Number

1962.1088

Extended information about this artwork

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