Vain Questioning by Elihu Vedder (1883-1884)

Charcoal drawing of an old man gazing at a starry sky through an arched window, with handwritten verses on the page.

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Why is this public domain? Elihu Vedder died in 1923; this work is in the public domain.

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A charcoal and white-chalk drawing on tan paper shows an elderly, bearded man gazing upward through an arched window at a starry night sky, his hand resting on a scroll at a draped table. Beside him sit a celestial globe, a candlestick, and other objects, while a panel of handwritten verses numbered 37 to 39 sits over the lower half. This work is titled Vain Questioning, by Elihu Vedder, dated 1883-1884.

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1883-1884

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