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Five Heads

c. 1918

Elihu Vedder

Associated Names

Elihu Vedder

Artist, American, 1836 - 1923

The image contains five rectangular shapes with intricate swirling lines and curves, creating abstract facial forms. The designs resemble stylized faces with features like eyes, mustaches, and hair patterns, reminiscent of decorative masks or gargoyles. The shapes are set within frames with distinct rounded or angular edges that enhance their abstract quality.

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Artwork overview

Medium

pen and ink and watercolor on 5 sheets of wove paper mounted to folded wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Borghi, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Dimensions

sheet: 14.1 × 21.2 cm (5 9/16 × 8 3/8 in.)
Accession Number

1991.105.29

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1988

Borghi & Co., Visions of Italy, 1988, 74.

Inscriptions

on each sheet, lower right in pen and black ink: V.; upper right verso in graphite: 22,23,24

Watermarks

G. MIL(...)

Wikidata ID

Q64558437

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