Study for 'Fortune' by Elihu Vedder
A narrow vertical sheet of violet-gray paper shows a study of draped cloth in white chalk, its folds gathered at the top and falling in a long tapering curve toward the bottom. Soft highlights and shading model the fabric, and a pencil inscription in the lower left names the artist and reads 'study drapery for Fortune.'
- Artist
- Elihu Vedder
- Date
- ca. 1899
- Medium
- Pastel crayon on paper
- Source
- Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
- Size
- 614 × 1566 px
Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1904).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum