1892
charcoal
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Study for "Astronomy" is a 1892 charcoal by Elihu Vedder, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a seated woman with one leg bent and the other resting on a low ledge. She holds a large, smooth ball in her lap, and a cloth drapes over her shoulder. The background is a simple oval shape, leaving her as the focus. The word *Astronomia* is scrawled at the bottom—maybe a hint at what this study was meant to become. The loose, sketchy lines suggest quick, confident strokes. Check out scumbling to see how artists like this one build up texture with chalk.
Elihu Vedder (26 February 1836 – 29 January 1923) was an American symbolist painter, book illustrator and poet from New York City.
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