Study for "The Eclipse of the Sun by the Moon"

1892

Elihu Vedder

Associated Names
Elihu Vedder

Artist, American, 1836 - 1923

The image shows a winged figure seated with a relaxed posture. The figure has long flowing hair, closed or semi-closed eyes, and is lightly dressed. They hold a stick touching an open book on their lap. The figure's wings are spread out against a large spherical object in the background. The setting has a lightly shaded background with subtle gradients.

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Article:  Picturing the Eclipse

Experience the drama of the eclipse and other views of the cosmos through images in our collection.

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

1980

  • The Human Form: Contemporary American Figure Drawing and the Academic Tradition, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1980, no. 14

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. 81, no. 508.

Inscriptions

lower right in charcoal: Vedder; lower center verso in graphite: Eclipse of the Sun by the Moon

Wikidata ID

Q64558534

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