Study for "Greek Girls Bathing"

c. 1872

Elihu Vedder

Associated Names
Elihu Vedder

Artist, American, 1836 - 1923

The image depicts a person in a dynamic walking pose. The figure has no facial features, wearing a cap or headwrap. They are dressed in flowing garments suggesting movement, with folds accentuating the direction of motion. The left arm is extended forward, the right hand slightly raised. There are no visible accessories. The background is a light purple shade contrasting with the earthy red tones of the figure.

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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

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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. 79, no. 498.

Wikidata ID

Q64558504

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