id: 135308
accession number: 1958.318
share license status: Copyrighted
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1958.318
updated: 2023-03-16 15:19:10.311000
Hadrian's Villa, 1958. Peter Blume (American, 1906–1992). Oil on canvas; framed: 93 x 108.6 x 7 cm (36 5/8 x 42 3/4 x 2 3/4 in.); unframed: 76.2 x 91.5 cm (30 x 36 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Holsten 1958.318 © [year] The Educational Alliance, Inc. / Estate of Peter Blume / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
title: Hadrian's Villa
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creation date: 1958
creation date earliest: 1958
creation date latest: 1958
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creditline: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Holsten
copyright: © [year] The Educational Alliance, Inc. / Estate of Peter Blume / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
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culture: America, 20th century
technique: oil on canvas
department: American Painting and Sculpture
collection: American - Painting
type: Painting
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CREATORS
* Peter Blume (American, 1906–1992) - artist
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measurements: Framed: 93 x 108.6 x 7 cm (36 5/8 x 42 3/4 x 2 3/4 in.); Unframed: 76.2 x 91.5 cm (30 x 36 in.)
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inscription: signed lower left: Peter Blume, 1958
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Peter Blume: Nature and Metamorphosis
opening date: 2014-11-12T00:00:00
Peter Blume: Nature and Metamorphosis. Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Museum of American Art, Philadelphia, PA (organizer) (November 12, 2014-April 5, 2015); Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT (June 27-September 20, 2015).
title: Artlens Exhibition 2017
opening date: 2017-06-24T04:00:00
Artlens Exhibition 2017. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 24, 2017-May 29, 2019).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia (11/12/2014 - 4/5/2015) and Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT (6/27/2015 - 9/20/2015): "Peter Blume: Nature and Metamorphosis'
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PROVENANCE
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American artist Peter Blume depicts a scene he witnessed at the ruins of Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli, Italy, where a group of workers harvested olives from a monumental olive tree. While some of the men and women climb the tree, others gather the fruit in baskets. Ruined buildings frame the olive tree, contrasting the bounty of the harvest with decay.
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RELATED WORKS
id: 135283
Compositional Study for Hadrian's Villa, 1957. Peter Blume (American, 1906-1992). Black chalk; sheet: 79.3 x 94.6 cm (31 1/4 x 37 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Holsten 1958.298 © [year] The Educational Alliance, Inc. / Estate of Peter Blume / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
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id: 135284
Study for Hadrian's Villa, 1957. Peter Blume (American, 1906-1992). Pen and black ink and black and red chalk, squared; image: 19 x 23 cm (7 1/2 x 9 1/16 in.); sheet: 21.5 x 25 cm (8 7/16 x 9 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Holsten 1958.299 © [year] The Educational Alliance, Inc. / Estate of Peter Blume / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
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