Female Nude with Necklace

1870s-1880s

Elihu Vedder

Associated Names
Elihu Vedder

Artist, American, 1836 - 1923

The image shows a person standing upright with their body slightly turned to the side. Both hands are raised near the neck area. The person's face is detailed with eyes, a nose, and lips. Their hair is styled in an updo with curls around the face. The person is nude but wearing a necklace. The background is a plain, muted pink color.

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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

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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. 82, no. 515.

Wikidata ID

Q64558506

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