Item Information
Title: Oscar Bluemner painting diary
Date: 1915-1918
Physical Details: Diary : 1 v. : handwritten, ill. ; 31 x 21 cm.
Description: Several loose pages, including 3 sketches, at beginning of book.
Date derived from handwritten note on cover: record of my work 1916, 1917, 1918.
However, an early page of the diary is dated Sept. 1915.
Diary entries are in English and German. Bluemner describes in detail his methods of painting and use of color, with asides on art history. Includes many sketches of buildings and landscapes, mostly charcoal, some in color.
Creator: Bluemner, Oscar, 1867-1938
Forms part of: Oscar Bluemner papers, 1886-1939, 1960
Rights Statement: U.S. public domain
Citation Information: Oscar Bluemner. Oscar Bluemner painting diary, 1915-1918. Oscar Bluemner papers, 1886-1939, 1960. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Digital ID: 15403