Medium
nature studies
Classification
nature studies
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Henrietta Haller
Accession Number
1904-16-167
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Ducks** *Robert Frederick Blum (American, 1857–1903), 1877 Nature studies Smithsonian American Art Museum, of Henrietta Haller when Robert Frederick Blum was just 20 years old, *Ducks* (1877) offers a glimpse into the early training of this promising American artist. As nature studies, these works exemplify the meticulous observation skills essential to 19th-century art education. Blum, who would later gain renown for his evocative genre scenes and Japanese-influenced prints, began his career honing techniques through direct study of the natural world—capturing the subtle forms, fe...