Study for "Greek Girls Bathing"

c. 1872

Elihu Vedder

Associated Names
Elihu Vedder

Artist, American, 1836 - 1923

The image is of a person lying on their side with their arms supporting them. The person leans forward with one arm extended and the other arm bent. Their face is turned towards the viewer and they have dark, short curly hair. They wear a loose garment draped over one shoulder, revealing part of the chest. The clothing is a faded green or grey color. The background is a plain, light sandy color. There are no visible objects or intricate details in the background and the figure does not have any visible jewelry or objects.

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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. 492.

Wikidata ID

Q64558485

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