Drawing, Study for "Venus", ca. 1885, Elihu Vedder, circa 1885

Bust-length nude figure of a girl, facing the spectator. Her arms are upraised, in the act of arranging her hair. Signed and inscribed in pencil, lower right: "e. Vedder study / for venus (ceiling detail). " (refers to collis p. Huntington ceiling, commissioned aug. 1892, finished by sept 1893, now at yale). Date: circa 1885. Dimensions: 29.5 x 25.1 cm (11 5/8 x 9 7/8 in.). Medium: black crayon, paper, white chalk. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Drawing, Study for "Venus", ca. 1885 (CH 18404531)

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Author: Elihu Vedder (1836–1923)Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/

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