Girl Spearing Dolphin

c. 1900

Elihu Vedder

Associated Names
Elihu Vedder

Artist, American, 1836 - 1923

The image shows a full-length figure of a person in a dynamic pose. The person is standing on one leg with their right foot on an elevated surface, while their left leg is bent at the knee. Their body is slightly twisted, with the left arm extended forward holding a spear. The person has short, wavy hair and their face is turned towards the left, with the facial features shown in profile. They are not wearing any visible clothing or jewelry. The drawing is on a plain background, and the figure is depicted in fine detail with shading. The surface they are standing on has a drape-like texture below the foot. The overall background is plain, focusing on the figure.

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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

Associated Names

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. 512.

Inscriptions

upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Girl Spearing Dolphin #2

Wikidata ID

Q64558510

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