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Charcoal and white chalk study of a bent arm and open hand on gray paper, by Elihu Vedder, 1885.

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Drawing, detail of an arm, ca. 1885, Elihu Vedder (1885), Wikimedia Commons. Via artnap.com

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A charcoal and white chalk study on gray paper shows a single bent arm extended diagonally, with the elbow at lower left and the hand with loosely drawn fingers at upper right. The modeling uses soft shading and highlights to suggest muscle and form.

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