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Alexander Aladar Blum (1889-1969) "Christian Science Church (Small Plate)" etching on paper, pencil signed and titled.
Post 1906 etching of …
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Alexander Aladar Blum (1889-1969) "Christian Science Church (Small Plate)" etching on paper, pencil signed and titled.
Post 1906 etching of the First Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston with the 1894 original church in the foreground and the much larger domed expansion in the back.
Blum studied art at the National Academy of Design in New York and at the Cincinnati Art Academy with painter/etcher Frank Duveneck and in New York with etcher Charles F. Mielatz. Blum was a member of the Philadelphia Sketch Club. He exhibited his etchings throughout the 1930s and 40s. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1942. His work, primarily etching, focused on the everyday life of the people in the city and urban scenes.
Blum's work is located in the Museum of Modern Art, NY; Library of Congress; Yale; Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and Wesleyan College among others.
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- Dimensions
- 7.75ʺW × 0.1ʺD × 10ʺH
- Styles
- Traditional
- Art Subjects
- Cityscape
- Architecture
- Frame Type
- Unframed
- Period
- 1910s
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Etching
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Black
- Condition Notes
- Overall good antique condition. Paper inside the plate mark in wavy from printing. Overall good antique condition. Paper inside the plate mark in wavy from printing. less
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