Robert Blum Sold at Auction Prices

"Ballet Class" Pen and Ink by Robert Frederic Blum

Robert Frederick Blum (American, 1857-1903). Pen and ink on paper, signed l.r. in watercolor flourish. 8.25" x 12.5" (sight), 15.5" x 19.5" (framed).

Robert Blum. "Street in La Paz, Mexico". Watercolor street scene with figures and palm trees. Signed lower left. Framed under glass. Sight: 13 x 9in. Overall: 25 x 19in.

Robert Blum. "Street in La Paz, Mexico". Watercolor street scene with figures and palm trees. Signed lower left. Framed under glass. Sight: 13 x 9in. Overall: 25 x 19in.

Robert Blum "Japanese Garden" Watercolor Painting

Watercolor on paper painting by listed New York/Ohio artist Robert Frederick Blum (1857 - 1903). The painting features a Japanese Garden and is signed in the lower left. Sight measures approx. 8-3/4" across 21-1/2" tall, framed measures 17" across 29-3/4" tall. Frame has some damage.

ROBERT FREDERICK BLUM PASTEL OF JAPANESE GEISHA

Title is Moonlit Vigil. 12" by 14" unframed. 16" by 17 5/8" framed. Old Auction sale tag from E.T. Newell & Co on back. Robert Frederick Blum (1857 - 1903) was active/lived in New York, Ohio. Robert Blum is known for Figure, genre and mural painting, illustration, lithography. Born in Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine neighborhood, Robert Frederick Blum was the son of German-American parents. He had much in common with several other leading artists associated with American Impressionism, all of whom were from that city: John Twachtman, Ralph E. DeCamp, and Edward Potthast were all born in the 1850s, and each was a first-generation American whose parents had emigrated from Germany to Cincinnati. Their childhood experiences would have been similar, as they grew up in close proximity to one another in the city's boisterous German neighborhood. Twachtman and Blum knew each other as boys and shared an early enthusiasm for art. A painter and illustrator, Blum likely developed an interest in magazine illustration while an apprentice at Gibson & Co., lithographers in Cincinnati, during 1873 and 1874. He began drawing lessons at the McMicken School of Design (now the Art Academy of Cincinnati) c. 1873, transferring to the Ohio Mechanic's Institute in 1874, where he had the opportunity to study under Frank Duveneck, along with his friends Twachtman, and DeCamp. While McMicken students were laboring over drawings from the antique, Duveneck's proteges were out on the streets looking at unvarnished reality with fresh eyes. Blum went on to study at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. There he was exposed to modern art at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition in 1876. He was fascinated by the brilliant colors and brushwork of the Spanish painter Mariano Fortuny, the tonal styles of James McNeill Whistler, and by Japanese arts and crafts. He returned to Cincinnati in 1877, set up a studio and exhibited at Closson's gallery. By the 1880s, however, New York offered the greatest opportunities in America for patronage. It was an irresistible lure for artists from smaller cities all across the country. In 1900 the Cincinnati Enquirer noted that DeCamp, Blum, and Twachtman, and Potthast were all instructors at New York's Art Students League, where years earlier Frank Duveneck had also taught. These artists subsequently became identified with the places where they painted many of their finest mature works: Blum with Italy and Japan, Twachtman with Connecticut, DeCamp with Boston, and Potthast with the beaches of the Northeast. Blum traveled to Europe, meeting with Whistler and Duveneck in Venice. His vibrant and atmospheric canvases did much to promote the cause of American Impressionism. He also worked in etching, pastels and watercolor, and founded the Society of Painters in Pastel. He lived in Venice from June 1885 to November 1886. What is considered his most important painting, the Venetian Lace Makers, was started there, and later it won him the 1889 Bronze Medal at the Exposition Universelle in Paris. In the late nineteenth century, Europeans and Americans had developed a fascination with Japanese art and civilization, as Japan had then recently been opened to Westerners. Many were unfamiliar with Japan's culture. In 1890, Blum became one of the first American artists to visit the country. Accepting a commission from Scribner's Magazine, he created illustrations for a series of articles on Japanese life, and was immediately struck by the newness of his experience. He devoted his last years primarily to teaching at the Art Students League in New York, where he died in 1903. Blum is buried in Cincinnati.

A Pastel on Paper of A Japanese Woman by Robert Frederick Blum ( American, 1857-1903)

Interior Scene of a Seated Woman pastel on paper signed l.r. 13 x 11 inches (sight) 17.5 x 16 inches (frame) Overall good condition. Provenance: Purchased from ET Newell & Co. Inc. Baltimore, Maryland.

Robert Blum. "Street in La Paz, Mexico". Watercolor street scene with figures and palm trees. Signed lower left. Framed under glass. Sight: 13 x 9in. Overall: 25 x 19in.

Robert Blum. "Street in La Paz, Mexico". Watercolor street scene with figures and palm trees. Signed lower left. Framed under glass. Sight: 13 x 9in. Overall: 25 x 19in.

Robert Frederick Blum (1857-1903) Moods to Music 31 x 147 in. (78.7 x 373.4 cm.) (Painted circa 1894-95.)

Robert Frederick Blum (1857-1903) Moods to Music signed 'Blum' (upper center left) oil on canvas 31 x 147 in. (78.7 x 373.4 cm.) Painted circa 1894-95.

Blum, Robert.

"Ich sterbe für Deutschland's Freiheit! Möge das Vaterland meiner eingedenkt sein". Die Erschießung Robert Blums, li. möchte ein Räuber die Taschenuhr Blums an sich nehmen. Kolor. Lithographie v. A.& J.Fay bei A.Fay, Mainz 1848/49. 29,5 x 33,5, Blgr. 48 x 63 cm. - Überwieg. im w. Rd. etw. angestaubt, stockfl. u. knittrig. R

Robert Blum, Stubenszene

Robert Blum, Stubenszene drei Herren, beim Sinnieren in einer Bauernstube mit Kachelofen, Öl auf Leinwand, rechts unten signiert, 1930er Jahre, links oben stärkeres Alterscraquelé und eine oberflächlich ausgebesserte Stelle, in einer 13 cm breiten gekehlten Leiste gerahmt, diese mit Farbabplatzern, Falzmaß 70 x 100 cm.

Robert Blum, Stubenszene

Robert Blum, Stubenszene drei Herren, beim Sinnieren in einer Bauernstube mit Kachelofen, Öl auf Leinwand, rechts unten signiert, 1930er Jahre, links oben stärkeres Alterscraquelé und eine oberflächlich ausgebesserte Stelle, in einer 13 cm breiten gekehlten Leiste gerahmt, diese mit Farbabplatzern, Falzmaß 70 x 100 cm.

Robert Blum, Stubenszene

Robert Blum, Stubenszene drei Herren, beim Sinnieren in einer Bauernstube mit Kachelofen, Öl auf Leinwand, rechts unten signiert, 1930er Jahre, links oben stärkeres Alterscraquelé und eine oberflächlich ausgebesserte Stelle, in einer 13 cm breiten gekehlten Leiste gerahmt, diese mit Farbabplatzern, Falzmaß 70 x 100 cm.

Robert Frederick Blum (1857-1903) Italian Market Scene 18 x 28 1/2in (45.7 x 72.4cm) (Executed in 1888.)

Robert Frederick Blum (1857-1903) Italian Market Scene signed and dated 'Blum / 88.' (lower left) pastel on paper tacked over wooden stretchers 18 x 28 1/2in (45.7 x 72.4cm) Executed in 1888. For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

"Woman Going to Market" by Robert F. Blum (Am.)

"Woman Going to Market" by Robert Frederick Blum (American/Cincinnati, 1857-1903). Watercolor on paper, depicting a lone figure with basket, in Blum's soft, impressionist manner. A pair of labels on verso indicate the landmark Cincinnati Art Museum exhibit of 1966. Lent by Mrs. Lucien Wulsin; 11.5" x 8" (sight), 23" x 19" (framed). Collected by Mrs. Lucien Wulsin (Katharine Roelker) of the Baldwin Piano Company, Cincinnati, OH Descended in the family until the present day

Robert Frederick Blum American, 1857-1903 Still Life with Pipes, 1879

Robert Frederick Blum American, 1857-1903 Still Life with Pipes, 1879 Signed Blum and dated 1879 (lr) Gouache on board 4 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches Provenance: The artist The Century Co. , New York The collection of A. W. Drake C Property from the Collection of Dr. Abraham & Carolyn Schlossman

ATTR. ROBERT F BLUM, (NY/OH 1857 - 1903) WC

Watercolor with Asian elements. Signed lower right. Dimensions: (Frame) H 22" x W 22.5" (Sight) H 12" x W 13.5" Condition: Frame with some losses and overpaint.

ATTR. ROBERT F BLUM, (NY/OH 1857 - 1903) WC

Watercolor with Asian elements. Signed lower right. Dimensions: (Frame) H 22" x W 22.5" (Sight) H 12" x W 13.5" Condition: Frame with some losses and overpaint.

Robert Blum, lithograph

Robert Frederick Blum (American, 1857-1903), Still Life with Apples, chromolithograph on paper, printed signature "R. Blum", lower right, 14"h x 20.5"w (sight), 26"h x 29.5"w (frame)

Robert Frederick Blum (1857-1903) Opium Den, San Francisco, Chinatown 11 1/4 x 8 1/4in

Robert Frederick Blum (1857-1903) Opium Den, San Francisco, Chinatown signed 'R. Blum' (lower right) watercolor on paper 11 1/4 x 8 1/4in Footnotes Provenance Alexander Wilson Drake (1843–1916), New York, New York. with Berry-Hill Galleries, Inc., New York, New York. From the Collection of John H. Garzoli, San Rafael, California. A.W. Drake was an artist, collector, and a former art director at Century Magazine and Scribner's Magazine.

ROBERT FREDERICK BLUM (AMERICAN 1857-1903)

WATERCOLOR OF FIGURES & ROOSTERS IN STREET SCENE , TITLED INVERSO "LA PAZ" ; SIGNED R. BLUM , LOWER LEFT - 9 3/4" x 14" UNFRAMED

ROBERT FREDERICK BLUM (After), American (1857-1903), "The Ameya", oil on canvas, unsigned., 25 1/8 x 30 inches

ROBERT FREDERICK BLUM (After) American (1857-1903) "The Ameya" oil on canvas, unsigned. 25 1/8 x 30 inches Provenance: Private Collection, Houston, Texas. Other Notes: Tags: Japan

Robert Blum Asian Woman Print

Blum, Robert (American, 1857-1903), print, showing an Asian woman, measuring 11 by 7 inches, in a painted frame measuring 19 by 14 inches.

ROBERT FREDERICK BLUM AMERICAN 1857-1903

Conversation Between Geishas, watercolor, 13 x 8 1/2 in (33 x 21.5 cm), signed lower right

W/C Japanese Women by Robert Blum

This watercolor painting depicts to Japanese women passing each other on a dirt path. Cherry blossoms fall from a tree above, catching on the right most woman's parasol. A patch of sunflowers grow along the right side.

Double Sided Graphite By Robert Blum.

Robert F. Blum (1857-1903) "Spanish Dancers" & "Study of a Woman" double sided drawing, ink on paper. 13-1/4'' x 11-1/2'', not signed. Provenance: Berry Hill Gallery, NYC. Size 13-1/4'' x 11-1/2''. CORRECTION: Does not include paper with provenance.

Robert Blum watercolor

Robert Blum (American 1857-1903)- Seated Gentleman in Costume- watercolor on paper, 1887, signed Blum 1887 upper right, very good condition. 10 3/4 x 8''

Robert Blum watercolor

Robert Blum (American 1857-1903)- Seated Gentleman in Costume- watercolor on paper, 1887, signed Blum 1887 upper right, very good condition. 10 3/4 x 8''

A Group of Eleven American Woodblock Prints

A Group of Eleven American Woodblock Prints, including: Robert Blum, "The Musee"; Asa Cheffetz, "Cape Lighthouse"; Lawrence Barone, "Self Portrait"; Bruce Carter, "The Sketchbook"; Jack Coughlin, "Walt Whitman"; Frank Eckmair, "Abandoned for Years"; Harry Greaver, "Late Spring" and "Snowfall"; C.A. Seward, "Pinons"; Phillip M. Smith, "The Devil's Triangle"; Lynd Ward, "Historic Christ Church at Middleton"; all pencil-signed, 4 in. x 6 1/2 in. to 11 1/4 in. x 14 1/2 in., unframed

Robert F Blum (American, ), "Windmill, Haarlem,

Robert F Blum (American, ), "Windmill, Haarlem, Holland"; pastel/paper, signed, matted, framed, 12" x 7"

ROBERT BLUM, ATTRIBUTION Am. 1807-1903

ROBERT BLUM, ATTRIBUTION Am. 1807-1903 Japanese Tea Party Oil on a cigar box lid 9 1/2 × 6 1/4 in.(24.1 × 15.9 cm)

Attributed to ROBERT FREDRICK BLUM (American 1857-1903) "Woman in Bonnet" pastel, signed? 15"x18".