Study for "The Fates Gathering in the Stars"

Elihu Vedder

c. 1884-1887

Study for "The Fates Gathering in the Stars" by Elihu Vedder

Medium

black and white chalk on wove paper

Dimensions

sheet (irregular): 48.26 × 30.8 cm (19 × 12 1/8 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Department

CG-W

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Corcoran Collection (Gift of the American Academy of Arts and Letters)

Accession Number

2015.19.862

About the Artist

Elihu Vedder · 18361923

Elihu Vedder was born on February 26, 1836, in New York City to Dr. Elihu Vedder Sr., a dentist, and his cousin Elizabeth Vedder. As a young boy, his family relocated to Cuba for his father's ventures, an experience that sparked his artistic aspirations amid the Caribbean landscapes. He later divided his time between a boarding school and his maternal grandfather Alexander Vedder's home in Schenec...

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