Study for the Question of the Sphinx
Medium
Chalk on dark brown wove paper
Dimensions
11 9/16 × 9 1/8 in. (29.4 × 23.2 cm) Mat: 19 1/4 × 14 1/4 in. (48.9 × 36.2 cm)
Classification
Drawing
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, 1955
Accession Number
55.50.3
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About the Artist
Elihu Vedder · 1836–1923
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...