Light of the World
<p>Peter Blume, <em>Light of the World</em>, 1932. Oil on composition board, overall: 16 5/8 × 18 7/8 in. (42.2 × 47.9 cm) Frame (metal, silver): 18 1/8 × 20 3/16 × 1 5/16 in. (46 × 51.3 × 3.3 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase 33.5. © Estate of Peter Blume / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1932
- Medium
- Oil on composition board
- Dimensions
- Overall: 16 5/8 × 18 7/8 in. (42.2 × 47.9 cm) Frame (metal, silver): 18 1/8 × 20 3/16 × 1 5/16 in. (46 × 51.3 × 3.3 cm)
- Collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Artist
- Peter Blume
Artist
Painting
Peter Blume was an American painter and sculptor. His work contained elements of folk art, Precisionism, Parisian Purism, Cubism, and Surrealism.
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Record
Verified by WattsOS- Artist
- Peter Blume
- Year
- 1932
- Medium
- Oil on composition board
- Dimensions
- Overall: 16 5/8 × 18 7/8 in. (42.2 × 47.9 cm) Frame (metal, silver): 18 1/8 × 20 3/16 × 1 5/16 in. (46 × 51.3 × 3.3 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1932-164343
Source
- Collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Source
- whitney
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified