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Drawing, Artist in the studio

This is a Drawing. It was created by Robert Frederick Blum. It is dated 1879–1880 and we acquired it in 1904. Its medium is graphite on wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Henrietta Haller. It is credited Gift of Henrietta Haller.

Its dimensions are

11.2 × 15 cm (4 7/16 × 5 7/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamp in black, lower left, (Lugt 457c): Museum for the Arts of Decoration Cooper Union.

It is inscribed

Recto: Inscribed in graphite, center (artist's hand): An artist in the land of art.; in graphite, lower right corner: 1904-16-238; Verso: Numbered in graphite, upper left corner: (202); in graphite, lower right: 1904-16-238/ 1879-1880/ I79.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Artist in the studio; Robert Frederick Blum (American, 1857–1903); USA; graphite on wove paper; 11.2 × 15 cm (4 7/16 × 5 7/8 in.); Gift of Henrietta Haller; 1904-16-238

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