The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of May 10, 2024
Hadrian's Villa
1958
(American, 1906–1992)
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.)
© [year] The Educational Alliance, Inc. / Estate of Peter Blume / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
Location: not on view
Description
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.- Artlens Exhibition 2017. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 24, 2017-May 29, 2019).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).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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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1958.318