We are stepping to the world of surrealism with this painting called "The Rock" by Peter Blume (1906-1992). Blume was born in Smorgon, Russian Empire, now Belarus. He emigrated to the U.S. with his family in 1912. He studied art in New York City. This painting is a difficult one to interpret but it is thought to point to the devastation and reconstruction after WWII. The painting was commissioned by Edgar Kaufman for Fallingwater, the Frank Lloyd Wright designed home in Pennsylvania. It took several years to complete and in the end was too large for the home so it never hung there.
It's an interesting painting to look at with all that destruction going on. Or, is some rebuilding happening too?
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