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Elihu Vedder

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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

Charcoal drawing of a wind-blown woman leaning on a tablet inscribed with verse, swirling clouds behind her.

Into the Universe

1836

Charcoal and white chalk study of a nude male figure with a lyre and staff, haloed, on grey paper.

Study for Apollo

Grey toned drawing of a hilltop town with a tall tower, stone buildings, a steep retaining wall and a bare tree.

Orvieto

c. 1890

Drawing of an elderly bearded man leaning on a railing by a river, with a moored boat, trees, and a pale evening sky.

Old Man by a River

c. 1863

Pastel sketch of a narrow stone lane between walls, with shrubs and a rocky cliff rising behind under a pale sky.

Capri

1913

Drawing of a narrow rocky ravine with stone steps leading to an arched door and a tower with a cupola under a grey sky.

Vitré

c. 1877

Circular brown and white drawing of a seated nude woman with a palm frond, cornucopia of grapes, and rising sun.

Drawing for Star of Fortune

1892

Study for "Astronomy"

1892

Painted study of two draped female figures embracing, in muted grey and brown tones, cut out against a cream background.

Study for "Greek Girls Bathing"

c. 1872

Pastel sketch of a Nile landscape with ruined columns on the horizon, green fields, shrubs, and a stone wall in the foregroun

Nile Journey, No. 15

1890

Charcoal and white chalk study of three draped female figures, one holding a torch, on grey-brown paper.

Study for "The Fates Gathering in the Stars"

1884-1887

Red and white chalk study of a draped female figure with windblown hair on tan paper, by Elihu Vedder.

Study for "Greek Girls Bathing" [recto]

c. 1872

Black and white chalk drawing of a standing female nude adjusting a beaded necklace on a mauve paper ground.

Female Nude with Necklace

1870s-1880s

Black and white chalk drawing of a nude woman leaning forward with a spear, one foot on a rock, on tan paper.

Girl Spearing Dolphin

c. 1900

Pastel drawing of camels and seated figures resting in a desert landscape with red rock formations and blue sky.

Nile Journey, No. 20

1890

Pastel drawing of large dark boulders in a calm river with tan hills and a pale sky behind them.

Nile Journey, No. 22

1890

Study drawing of a winged female nude seated beside a large sphere and open book, in grey chalk on green paper.

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

1892

Red chalk sketch of a woman's head and upper body with one arm raised, on brown paper.

Study for "Greek Girls Bathing" [verso]

c. 1872

Pastel drawing of a ruined building, leaning trees, a camel and a robed figure on a sandy path under a pale sky.

Nile Journey

1890

Pencil and colored chalk sketch of several Nile feluccas with lateen sails on calm water, with distant cliffs.

Nile Journey, Feluccas (recto)

1890

Pencil and pastel drawing of two ancient stone colossi on a green plain with pale hills and palms under a grey-blue sky.

Nile Journey, Colossi of Memnon

1890

Colored pencil sketch of a tiered stone tower with a balcony beside tall palm trees, with handwritten inscription below.

Nile Journey, Manfalout, Through Spyglass

1890

Graphite and white chalk drawing of a standing nude woman with arms raised behind her head, with a smaller sketch beside her.

Study for the Figure of Venus

1893

Pencil and white chalk drapery studies of knotted and folded cloth on mauve paper, by Elihu Vedder, 1890.

Studies of Drapery of "Fortune"

1890

Charcoal and white chalk drapery study on lavender paper, cloth knotted in the center with folds trailing across the sheet.

Study for "Fortune"

1890

Charcoal and white chalk study of two bent arms with open hands on gray paper.

Study of arm

1890

Charcoal and white chalk study of a young woman with hair in a bun, turning her head to the right, on grey paper.

Portrait of a Young Woman

1890

Study for "A Florentine Picnic"

1870

Boy playing a lute

1880

Charcoal and white chalk portrait sketch of a young woman with hair pinned up, looking sideways, on grey paper.

Portrait Sketch of a Young Woman

1890

Charcoal and white chalk sketch of a young girl's head turned to the side, drawn on tan paper.

Portrait Sketch of a Young Girl

1890

Charcoal and white chalk study of a standing female nude with curly hair, holding a thin rod, on grey paper.

Study of Female Nude

1890

Rosina

1890

Circular drawing of a sleeping woman with long wavy hair, flanked by two wings and radiating light.

Study of "Soul in Bondage"

1890

Charcoal and chalk study of a seated nude woman from behind, lifting flowing hair within a circular frame.

Study for "The Morning Glory"

1890

Study of a Girl

1890

Black and white chalk study on grey paper showing a bent arm with a relaxed hand and two bare legs with feet.

Study of a model

1890

Charcoal and white chalk study of a draped female figure holding a stylus over a tablet, with a hand detail below.

Study for "Muse of History"

1900

Charcoal and white chalk study of a nude woman with raised arms, hands in her hair, on tan paper.

Study for "Venus"

1890