Seashore
Medium
seascapes
Classification
seascapes
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Henrietta Haller
Accession Number
1904-16-39-a
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Seashore** *Robert Frederick Blum (American, 18571903), 1879* *Seascape, Smithsonian American Art Museum; Gift of Henrietta HallerStep into the tranquil world of Robert Frederick's *Seashore* (1879), an evocative early work by this talented American artist. Born in Cincinnati just two decades earlier, Blum was emerging as a key figure in late 19th-century American art, blending precise draftsmanship with a growing sensitivity to light and atmosphere. This seape, housed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Smithsonian Collection, reflects the era's fascination with nature's majesty, a...