Blume, Peter (bl
m), 1906–92, American painter, b. Russia. Blume emigrated to the United States in 1911. In his early work, such as The Parade (1930; Mus. of Modern Art, New York City), he sought to depict through symbolism the smooth, hard contours of the industrial world. His paintings, which gained recognition in the 1930s, are precise, linear, and fantastic treatments of modern social themes, painted in microscopic detail. Major works include the powerful antifascist Eternal City (1934–37; Mus. of Modern Art) and The Rock (1945–48; Art Inst., Chicago).
Blume, Peter (1906–92) painter; born in Smorgon, Russia. He emigrated in 1911, and after various occupations, became an artist who utilized bizarre imagery in a surrealistic manner. He worked in Italy as an intermittent artist in residence at the American Academy of Rome (1956–73), and thereafter was based in Sherman, Connecticut. His most famous work is The Eternal City (1934–37), a denunciation of Fascism in Italy.
m), 1906–92, American painter, b. Russia. Blume emigrated to the United States in 1911. In his early work, such as The Parade (1930; Mus. of Modern Art, New York City), he sought to depict through symbolism the smooth, hard contours of the industrial world. His paintings, which gained recognition in the 1930s, are precise, linear, and fantastic treatments of modern social themes, painted in microscopic detail. Major works include the powerful antifascist Eternal City (1934–37; Mus. of Modern Art) and The Rock (1945–48; Art Inst., Chicago).
Bibliography
See exhibition catalog by F. Getlein (1968).
Blume, Peter (1906–92) painter; born in Smorgon, Russia. He emigrated in 1911, and after various occupations, became an artist who utilized bizarre imagery in a surrealistic manner. He worked in Italy as an intermittent artist in residence at the American Academy of Rome (1956–73), and thereafter was based in Sherman, Connecticut. His most famous work is The Eternal City (1934–37), a denunciation of Fascism in Italy.
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