Medium
figures
Classification
figures
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Henrietta Haller
Accession Number
1904-16-86
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Robert Frederick Blum's *Woman* (1876) offers a glimpse into the early career of this American artist (1857–1903), created when he was just 19 years. Classified and cataloged as a work in "figures," it likely represents a focused study of the human form, a foundational practice in 19th-century artistic training Blum, emerging during a vibrant period of American art following the Civil War, began honing his skills in rendering subjects with sensitivity and detail, laying the groundwork for his later explorations in watercolor, etching, and genre scenes. Now part of the Smithsonian American Art...