Robert Frederick Blum, 1893 - The Ameya - fine art print

Original artwork information by the museum's website (© - The Metropolitan Museum of Art - The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Blum went to Japan in 1890 to illustrate a series of articles for Scribner’s Magazine and spent eighteen months there working on his own projects. His illustrated three-part article on his experiences appeared in Scribner’s in 1893 and included an image titled "The Ameya," on which he based this painting. He wrote of an illustration of another ameya, or candy blower: “Very interesting things they do certainly perform . . . using the candy like a glassblower his lump of molten glass, and producing results, if hardly as beautiful or durable, certainly as artistic and finished as regards workmanship.”

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The over 120 years old masterpiece was made by the artist Robert Frederick Blum in 1893. The beyond 120 years old original version was made with the size: 25 1/16 x 31 1/16 in (63,7 x 78,9 cm). Oil on canvas was used by the American artist as the medium of the painting. The piece of art belongs to the digital art collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. With courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Estate of Alfred Corning Clark, 1904 (public domain). The creditline of the artpiece is: Gift of Estate of Alfred Corning Clark, 1904. What is more, the alignment is in landscape format and has an aspect ratio of 1.2 : 1, which implies that the length is 20% longer than the width.

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• The canvas print: The canvas print is a printed canvas mounted on a wood frame. The canvas makes a homelike and pleasant impression. Canvas prints are relatively low in weight. This means, it is easy to hang the Canvas print without extra wall-mounts. Hence, canvas prints are suited for any kind of wall.

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