Nile Journey, Tmui of Ptolemy

1890

Elihu Vedder

Associated Names
Elihu Vedder

Artist, American, 1836 - 1923

The image displays a landscape with a rolling hillside and ruins in the distance. A rocky hill with sparse vegetation and ancient stone structures sits near the upper third of the scene. The artwork features sketchy and loose pencil marks, giving a dynamic feeling. The color palette consists of muted tones on a soft grey backdrop contrasting with darker pencil lines. The land close to us has softer shapes and lightly suggested textures, while the rocky formation in the distance is sharper and more defined.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black crayon on green wove paper

  • Credit Line

    John Davis Hatch Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 18.8 × 32.5 cm (7 3/8 × 12 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1979.20.114

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John Davis Hatch, Santa Fe, New Mexico; acquired 1979 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1976

  • Hatch, John Davis. 100 American Drawings: Loan Exhibition from the Collection of John Davis Hatch. London: Heim Gallery, 1976, no. 73.

Inscriptions

lower right in black crayon: Tmui of Ptolemy / Jan 16th/90; lower right in blue crayon by unknown hand: 16; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: APG 41; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: Elihu Vedder / Nile

Wikidata ID

Q64558340

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