Study for "The Fates Gathering in the Stars"

1884-1887

Elihu Vedder

Associated Names
Elihu Vedder

Artist, American, 1836 - 1923

This is a drawing of a draped figure. The artwork is a detailed study of the drapery covering the mid-section and one thigh of a human form. The medium appears to consist of pencil or charcoal combined with white chalk on grey toned paper. The artist has rendered the fabric's texture and flow, capturing the play of light and shadow. The background is minimal, emphasizing the drapery and the part of the human form it covers.

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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. 80, no. 504.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite by unknown hand: by E. Vedder study / for "the Fates" / Chicago

Wikidata ID

Q64558521

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