Art, literature & historyStudy for Excavation
1943/45
- Dating
- Date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Graphite on ivory wove paper, tipped onto light brown wove paper
- Dimensions
- 7.5 × 12.7 cm (3 × 5 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1963.913.5
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Study for Excavation — Peter Blume. 1943/45.
Medium: Graphite on ivory wove paper, tipped onto light brown wove paper. Dimensions: 7.5 × 12.7 cm (3 × 5 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.