Two Mermaids (verso)

c. 1890

Elihu Vedder

Associated Names
Elihu Vedder

Artist, American, 1836 - 1923

Artwork overview

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The image shows sketches of boats and sails on a blue-grey background. The viewpoint is slightly elevated, capturing three sailboats from different angles. One sailboat is close to us on the lower right, with its sails filled by the wind, sailing across calm waters. In the distance, another ship with tucked sails is seen alongside a faint land outline at the horizon line. A smaller sketch of a sailboat is on the left, providing a detailed perspective of the sail and rigging. The brushstrokes and pencil lines are delicate and sketchy, applied lightly to evoke the scene's simplicity. The color palette is muted, with shades of grey, white, and hints of red and brown. The artist's signature and the year, 1890, are inscribed below the boat on the right.

Nile Journey, Feluccas (recto)

Elihu Vedder

1890

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Giuseppe Tanca, Rome); Richard Spear and Athena Tacha, Washington, DC, 1966; gift to NGA, 2018

Associated Names

Inscriptions

overall notations in black and red chalk. lower right verso in black chalk: E. Vedder 1890

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