Figure Study for Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

1884·Black wax crayon and a variety of colored wax crayons with graphite and touches of gold pigment, heightened with white gouache on blue wove paper (discolored) laid down on tan board·64.9 × 46.6 cm (25 9/16 × 18 3/8 in.)

Gift of Mrs. Horace H. Martin

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Year: 1884
Medium: Black wax crayon and a variety of colored wax crayons with graphite and touches of gold pigment, heightened with white gouache on blue wove paper (discolored) laid down on tan board
Dimensions: 64.9 × 46.6 cm (25 9/16 × 18 3/8 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Elihu Vedder

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Elihu Vedder

Elihu Vedder was an American symbolist painter, book illustrator and poet from New York City. He is best known for his fifty-five illustrations for Edward FitzGerald's translation of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.

New York, NY, USA

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Artist: Elihu Vedder
Year: 1884
Medium: Black wax crayon and a variety of colored wax crayons with graphite and touches of gold pigment, heightened with white gouache on blue wove paper (discolored) laid down on tan board
Dimensions: 64.9 × 46.6 cm (25 9/16 × 18 3/8 in.)
Watts ID: WW-1884-337105

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Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
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