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Elihu Vedder

American, 1836–1923

Italian girlca. 1885

Pastel crayon on tan paper

32.3 x 25.4 cm (12 11/16 x 10 in.)

Courtesy of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum · 1955-38-12-a

Head of a young female figure, turned toward the right. More about this work

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Format

Archival pigment inks on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, a 308 gsm cotton paper, with a white border.

Size

At this size the museum's file prints at 196 ppi: sharp at arm's length, a little softer than the smaller sizes up close.

Size
16 × 20 in · image 13¾ × 14¾
Paper
Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 308 gsm
Price
$56

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About this work

Head of a young female figure, turned toward the right.

Text from Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

How it was made

Pastel
Sticks of almost pure pigment with very little binder. The colour sits on the paper as powder: bright, matte and fragile.

Elihu Vedder

American, 1836–1923 · Born in New York; died in Rome.

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Rights and the museum’s record

Public domain. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum has dedicated this image to the public domain under CC0, so anyone may copy, adapt and use it, for any purpose, without asking. Our prints and files are reproductions made from the museum’s image; the museum doesn’t endorse them.

Object number
1955-38-12-a
Credit
Courtesy of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Type
Drawing
Department
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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