Girl Spearing Dolphin

c. 1900

Elihu Vedder

Associated Names
Elihu Vedder

Artist, American, 1836 - 1923

The image shows a full-body drawing of a nude female figure in a dynamic pose. She is leaning forward with one knee bent and her foot resting on a rocky surface, while her other leg is extended downward. Her torso twists slightly as she appears to be looking downward. Her hair is styled short, curling softly around her face and gathered up. The figure's facial features are delicately rendered, highlighting a calm expression with downward-cast eyes. She holds a long, pointed object with both hands in a position suggesting poised movement. The background is simple, with no distinct details, focusing on the figure. The image has a classical aesthetic.

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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. 513.

Inscriptions

upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Girl Spearing Dolphin #3

Wikidata ID

Q64558513

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