Study for "Astronomy"

1892

Elihu Vedder

Associated Names
Elihu Vedder

Artist, American, 1836 - 1923

The image shows a woman seated on a draped surface with her right leg bent, left foot on the ground. Her left arm rests on a globe, holding a pair of compasses. She is looking to her right, with a profile view, straight nose, prominent cheekbones, hair pulled back, partially covered by a headband. The woman is nude, draped in fabrics. To her right, there's a scroll with text and a stack of books, the top one labeled "ASTRONOMIA." The background is plain with a curved arch shape.

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Artwork overview

Associated Artworks

The image shows a faint sketch of a reclining figure on a light brown background. The sketch lacks detail, depicting a person lying down with their upper body slightly elevated. Facial features, hair, clothing details, and expressions are not visible in the sketch. There are no additional objects, jewelry, or accessories included in the image. The background is a uniform light brown color.

Study of a Female Nude

Elihu Vedder

1892

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, Rome, Italy; Anita Herriman Vedder (daughter of the artist), Rome, Italy, 1923; American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, 1954; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1955; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1978

  • Perceptions and Evocations: The Art of Elihu Vedder, National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC; Brooklyn Museum, New York, 1978-1979, pp. 197, 199, no. 249, repro

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 81, no. 509.

Inscriptions

lower right in charcoal: Vedder

Wikidata ID

Q64558464

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