Study for "Greek Girls Bathing" [recto]
1872
graphite
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1872
graphite
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Study for "Greek Girls Bathing" [recto] is a 1872 graphite by Elihu Vedder, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a study for a painting called "Greek Girls Bathing". The artist made this study in 1872, and it's an example of how artists prepare for larger works. This study is done in crayon and graphite on paper, which was a common way to sketch out ideas. You can learn more about this style by looking into the movement Impressionism.
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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