Study for "Greek Girls Bathing"

c. 1872

Elihu Vedder

Associated Names
Elihu Vedder

Artist, American, 1836 - 1923

The image features a figure standing upright with arms raised above their head, holding a large piece of billowing fabric. The figure's face and hair are not detailed. They are wearing draped, ancient-style clothing, with the fabric gathered at the waist. The background is a plain, neutral shade, highlighting 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

Exhibition History

1978

  • Perceptions and Evocations: The Art of Elihu Vedder, National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC; Brooklyn Museum, New York, 1978-1979

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. 78, no. 485.

Wikidata ID

Q64558468

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