Study for "The Fates Gathering in the Stars"

1884-1887

Elihu Vedder

Associated Names
Elihu Vedder

Artist, American, 1836 - 1923

The image shows a sketch of a nude person in a three-quarter view from the side. The person's head is turned slightly downward and facing left. One leg is raised at the knee, and one arm is stretched out in front. The facial features are roughly outlined in profile, with simple hair tied back. The sketch is on a textured grey background.

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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. 501.

Inscriptions

lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: Torso Study #2

Wikidata ID

Q64558520

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