Medium
architecture, interiors
Classification
architecture, interiors
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Henrietta Haller
Accession Number
1904-16-228
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Robert Frederick Blum (1857–1903), a prominent American artist of the late 19th century, *Table* in 1879, when he was just 22 old. This early work falls into the category of architecture and interiors, a detailed depiction of a domestic or architectural space centered on a table. As a young painter and illustrator trained in New York, Blum was emerging during a time when American artists were exploring realistic portrayals of everyday life, European influences with national subjects. His focus on interiors reflects a growing interest in intimate, lived environments amid the Gilded Age's rapid ...