Tim the Blacksmith by Alexander Aladar Blum
This is an interesting etching by A. A. Blum. It shows a blacksmith shop. Seated outside the shop one presumes is Tim respledant in a handlebar moustache. The scene is an anachronism given that it was created in 1935. One wonders if this is a comment by the artist on the obsolescence of the smithy, given that the shop is empty and Tim appears to be waiting for work. Still it's a great American piece.
Alexander Blum (1888-1969): A fine American painter, etcher and illustrator, Alexander A. Blum studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, and with the Art Students' League of New York. During the 1920's and 1930's his art was included in many major exhibitions in Washington, Baltimore, New York, Philadelphia and Boston. After 1940 most of Blum's artistic work was in the field of illustration. Among other museums, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts owns an extensive collection of Blum's etchings and paintings.
Alexander Blum's artistic career may be roughly divided into two categories. Until 1930, most of his etchings were architectural views of major cities within the eastern United States. Later, he turned more towards figure studies and more decorative compositions which in turn inclined him to the illustrative arts.
Price: $150
Size: 20 x 15.5 inches
Plate Size: 10 1/8 X 13 5/8
Condition: Excellent
Medium: Etching
Subject: Architecture & Cityscape
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