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Elihu Vedder

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Chalk drawing of a turbaned bearded man drinking from a cup, with grapevines and a poem text block above.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Soul of the Cup

1880

Drawing of a bearded man and two women under grapevines beside a carved wine jug tomb, with verse text in the center.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Omar's Tomb

1880

Drawing of a nude woman seen from behind raising a wine cup, with a bending figure above and verses of the Rubáiyát beside he

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Cup of Love

1880

Brown and white chalk drawing of a hooded old man and a nude winged woman beside a dead bird, with verse text in the center.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Sorry Scheme

1880

Drawing of a young man pouring water from a jug beside a tree, with shadowed figures below and a verse inscription.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Mighty Mahmud

1880

Drawing of a seated woman with a flower crown beside a river, with handwritten verse text on the left.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The River-Lip

1880

Book cover design with swirling light ribbons, starbursts, ivy and the title Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, drawn by Elihu Vedder.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Cover

1880

Drawing of a standing nude man beside a serpent, with a sleeping winged figure on a pile of skulls and a verse above.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Last Man

1880

Drawing of a bearded man tending a plant in an urn beside a window, with a verse panel and glass vessels on a table.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Vain Pursuit

1880

Black and white chalk drawing of two hands emerging from dark clouds, tangled in twisting chains on tan paper with a black bo

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Pardon Giving and Pardon Imploring Hands

1880

Dark drawing of a seated figure reading in a grove, deer and a stone basin with irises, with handwritten verses on a panel.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Thoughtful Soul to Solitude Retires

1880

Brown and white drawing of robed men, a wreathed figure with a staff, and a feast under grape vines beneath an inscribed pane

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Frontispiece

1880

Brown and white chalk drawing of a reclining woman with flowing hair above handwritten verses, framed by blossoms and a water

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Invitation

1880

Title page drawing for the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám by Elihu Vedder, with lettering framed by blossoms and a knot motif.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Title Page

1880

Charcoal drawing of a reclining man on a stone slab beneath a hovering shrouded figure and starry sky, with a verse panel.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Suicide

1880

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a bearded man beside clay pots, with handwritten Rubaiyat verses in a central panel.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Ungainly Pot

1880

Nude woman holding an apple beside a serpent on a tree, with a winged cherub and a verse inscription in a garden.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) In the Beginning

1880

Chalk drawing of a draped figure reaching toward a laurel wreath with a monogram, above a dedication plaque.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Dedication

1880

Drawing of a nude woman with long hair on stone steps beside a lamp, with a verse panel in calligraphy above.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Long Rest

1880

Drawing of a songbird on a skull with a ribbon reading Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, surrounded by petals and swirling lines.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Omar's Emblem

1880

Chalk drawing of a draped woman beside a vine and vessel, with handwritten Rubaiyat verses on a brown ground.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Vine

1880

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a woman beside roses and ivy, with calligraphic verse and a carved horse relief below.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Blowing Rose

1880

Chalk drawing of a spiky vine coiling around a cup, with white wind lines on grey paper.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Bitter Cup

1880

Seated woman in blue drapes with a tragedy mask, laurel wreath and trumpet beside her, framed by an arched gilded border.

Muse of Tragedy

1890

Brown and white chalk drawing of allegorical figures with an owl, a pillar, and a handwritten Rubaiyat verse panel.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Divorce of Reason

1880

Drawing of dancing draped women holding a garland of stars above a verse block, bordered by ivy and clouds with haloed heads.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Omar's Horoscope

1880

Charcoal drawing of a lion and lioness on a stone ledge above a sleeping figure, with a handwritten verse panel in the center

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Courts of Jamshyd

1880

Pencil and chalk drawing of a boy holding a conch shell to his ear beside handwritten verses, with leaves swirling below.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Present Listening to the Voices of the Past

1880

Winged figure seated on a glowing planet encircled by rings, with stars, a distant planet, and a comet in a dark night sky.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Throne of Saturn

1880

Drawing of a robed man offered a cup by a winged angel, above a crowd of bearded men, with verse text between them.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Jarring Sects

1880

Winged nude figure on a cloud recoils from a crowd of anguished faces in a smoky abyss, with a verse inscribed in the center.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Love Shrinking Affrighted at the Sight of Hell

1880

Charcoal drawing of two windswept women beside a block of handwritten verse, against dark swirling clouds.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Whence and Whither?

1880

Drawing of three draped women among swirling stars with a verse panel, shears and a lantern in the foreground.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Fates Gathering in the Stars

1880

Drawing of a winged angel offering a cup to a wreathed woman beneath a stanza of text, by Elihu Vedder.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Cup of Death

1880

Drawing of a crouched nude woman wrapped in cloth beside a stone block, with a handwritten verse panel above and hills behind

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Magdalen

1880

Tan and white chalk drawing of grapevines with grape clusters, vine leaves, morning glory flowers and tendrils on a dark grou

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Lining Paper

1880

Charcoal drawing of a skull on stacked books beside a candlestick, with a panel of Rubaiyat verses and faint faces in the sky

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Theology

1880

Charcoal drawing of a bearded man in a robe leaning by a large clay jar, with pottery on shelves and verse text.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) In the Potter's House

1880

Drawing of a bearded old man looking up at a starry night through an arched window, with a table of objects and printed verse

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Vain Questioning

1880

Chalk drawing of a seated spinning woman, a standing woman with a distaff, goats, and a clay jug, with a verse panel.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Youth and Age

1880

Charcoal drawing of a haloed recording angel with an open book, two winged attendants, and many hands reaching up from below.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Recording Angel

1880

Drawing of a winged figure above a seated woman with her back turned, beside three stanzas of handwritten verse.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Awakening

1880

Drawing of a kneeling woman with a jug beside poppies and a crescent moon, with a verse panel above, by Elihu Vedder.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) In Memoriam

1880

Charcoal drawing of a chained eagle on a rock under a starry sky, with handwritten verses from the Rubáiyát below.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Limitation

1880

Chalk drawing of a wild-haired figure above skulls and bones, with a block of calligraphic verse in the center.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Inevitable Fate

1880

Drawing of a nude woman beside a bearded man reading a book, with calligraphic Rubáiyát verses on a panel in the lower right.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Spring

1880

White chalk drawing on brown paper of pipes, a dried plant, ribbon-like stalks, a bowl and a cord, with inscribed dates.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Artist's Signature

1880

Chalk drawing of a turbaned figure seated among clay pots with bearded onlookers and a block of verse text.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Loquacious Vessels

1880

Chalk drawing of a bearded man pointing above two reclining women with vine leaves, a wine jug, and an inscribed verse panel.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Daughter of the Vine

1880

Drawing of a winged figure beside clay pots and a spade, with verses from the Rubáiyát written in a panel.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Heavenly Potter

1880

Charcoal drawing of a chalice amid swirling white and dark spirals, with a handwritten verse on a label below.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Cup of Despair

1880

Pencil and chalk sheet of studies showing ruins, seated figures, and lateen-sail boats on a river.

Sheet of Studies

1890

Italian girl

1890

Red chalk and white highlight drawing of folded drapery on orange-toned paper, study for a costumed figure.

drapery study for costumed male torso

1900

Triptych design of a mermaid with a hand mirror among seaweed, coral and fish, with shell and pearl side panels.

Study for "The Mermaid Window," A.H. Barney Residence, New York, NY

1880

Back view of a standing male nude sketched in black and white chalk on grey paper, with a raised arm and a rippling base.

figure study for a fountain design

1900

Drawing of bare feet on draped cloth and a twisting fabric fold in graphite and white chalk on mauve paper.

Study of Drapery "Fortune"

1890

Red chalk study of a standing figure in a hooded cloak and tunic, with white highlights on a pink ground.

Study for "Wedding Procession"

1870

Graphite and white chalk study of a draped figure with raised arms on lilac paper, with handwritten inscription lower right.

Study of "Fortune"

1890

Charcoal and white chalk study of a seated female nude leaning forward with hands resting on draped cloth, on brown paper.

Study of female model

1890

Study of figure

1890

Charcoal and white chalk sketch of a young woman with closed eyes and hair in a bun, on grey paper with blue shading.

Portrait Sketch of a Young Woman with Closed Eyes

1890

Graphite and white chalk study of two hands gripping tubular objects, drawn on grey paper.

studies of two hands holding flutes (?)

1900

Charcoal and chalk figure studies on gray paper: a female head and shoulders, an arm, a leg, and a foot.

details of figure studies

1890

Charcoal and white chalk study of a woman with curly hair and closed eyes, head bowed, on gray-green paper.

Study for woman

1890

Circular drawing of a nude figure with a halo, Apollo as the sun, surrounded by figures and billowing drapery in chalk.

Study for Apollo as the Sun with the Four Seasons, the central tondo of the ceiling of the Collis Potter Huntington M…

1893

Drawing of a nude woman with a ewer and fruit bowl on clouds, framed by ribbon scrolls and handwritten verses.

Figure Study for Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

c. 1884, reworked 1911

Charcoal sketch of a rocky hill with shrubs and layered ground on grey paper, inscribed 'Tmui of Ptolemy'.

Nile Journey, Tmui of Ptolemy

1890

Chalk drawing of two women seen from behind, one raising a cup and the other lifting her arm, on grey paper.

Dionysian Revelers

Charcoal sketch of mounted riders with lances charging past a crowd, beside a large tree, on blue-grey paper.

Nile Journey, Esneh, Egypt

1890

Pen and ink study of robed figures gathered beneath a large arch and columns in a stone interior with steps.

Study after Old Master

c. 1858

Pen and ink study of robed figures before tall columns, with separate head studies in the corners, after Domenichino.

Study after Domenichino

c. 1858

Pencil and red chalk study of a man in a pleated garment carrying a child on his shoulders, with sketched heads at right.

Study after Gozzoli

1858

Pencil sketch of a standing hunter with a wide-brimmed hat, staff, and leash, with two dogs at his feet.

Study of Hunter with Dogs

c. 1858

Study of a Girl Reading

c. 1858

Study of a Girl's Head

c. 1858

Pencil and red chalk sketch of two students in a bohemian room, one seated in a hat and cloak, one reclining, with a trunk an

Students in the Latin Quarter, Paris

c. 1858

Pencil sketch of a stone archway framing a shaded path, with the inscription Rome and the date 1857.

Rome

1857

Pen and ink sketch on blue paper of a stone house, thatched hut, flagpole and small figures in a rural landscape.

Tuscany

c. 1858

Pencil sketch of two women with jars on their heads beside a market stall, with a donkey and figures in the foreground.

Son and Donkey

c. 1859

Pencil sketch of a man riding a donkey past two women and a standing man near cypress trees and an arched doorway.

The Parable of the Miller and the Donkey

c. 1859

Pencil sketch of a kneeling man and standing man with a stick beside women on stone steps, with a horse and distant town.

Father and Son

c. 1859

Pencil sketch of a rider on a donkey above two figures, a man and a boy, walking away from the viewer.

Father, Son, and Donkey

c. 1859

Pencil sketch of figures carrying poles across a sandy ground, with a sailing ship and a dog drawn at the right edge.

Village Scene

c. 1859

Pencil sketch of three cloaked figures under a tree, a man with a staff in the foreground, and a distant rider.

Son and the Donkey

c. 1859

Hand-drawn ground floor plan with colored pencil washes showing rooms, a pergola, and handwritten notes about the hillside si

Ground Floor Plan for Torre Quatro Venti

c. 1905

Drawing of a steamship in distress and two crowded lifeboats tossed on rough grey-green waves under a stormy sky.

The Shipwreck

c. 1880

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a rolling landscape with trees, a winding path, a ruined tower and distant hills.

Roman Landscape

c. 1900

Charcoal sketch of a carved stone fragment with a horse head and draped figure, with handwritten Italian notes on brown paper

Sketch of a Fragment from a Wall in Capri

c. 1897

Pencil sketch of a shadowed archway on a path, with bare trees, a stone wall, and a domed building on the horizon.

Arco Oscuro--Over the Via Fiaminia

c. 1890

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a prostrate figure in a loose robe, head bowed, one arm outstretched, on gray paper.

From the Rubáiyát

c. 1887

Charcoal sketch of a winged figure on a column holding a bowl, with a glowing lamp and a serpent coiled below.

Detail of the Marriage of the Daughter of the Vine

c. 1890

Circular study of a seated nude woman with a lyre, drawn in charcoal and white chalk on toned paper.

Study for "Music"

c. 1890

Five ornate grotesque mask designs in watercolor and ink, each framed in a decorative border, on a cream sheet.

Five Heads

c. 1918

Pencil and red chalk sketch of a scowling bald man with caricatured faces and creatures, handwritten notes and red arrows.

Self-Portrait: Caricatures

c. 1918

Elihu Vedder drawing of a nude winged woman stepping down stone steps against a swirling dawn sky.

Dawn

1898