Study for "Astronomy"
Elihu Vedder
1892
Medium
charcoal with colored chalk on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 28.89 × 33.02 cm (11 3/8 × 13 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
2015.19.839.a
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...