Study for "The Fates Gathering in the Stars"
Elihu Vedder
c. 1884-1887
Medium
charcoal and graphite with white chalk on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 36.2 × 22.86 cm (14 1/4 × 9 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
2015.19.867
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...