Robert Frederick Blum -The Ameya [by 1893]

Robert Frederick Blum -The Ameya [by 1893] , a photo by Gandalf's Gallery on Flickr.

Robert Frederick Blum (Cincinnati, Ohio, July 9, 1857 – New York City, June 8, 1903) was an American artist. He was one of the youngest members of the National Academy of Design, was President of the Painters in Pastel, a member of the Society of American Artists, and the American Watercolour Society. After 1880, he made many annual trips to Europe. He returned to Venice in 1881 and, in 1882, he visited Toledo and Madrid. In 1884 he visited Holland. He visited Japan in 1890 and spent three years there; he had been interested in that country and its art for many years. He died of pneumonia.

[Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York - Oil on canvas, 63.7 x 78.9 cm]