Study for "Fortune" by Elihu Vedder, ca. 1899
A pastel crayon study on lilac-gray paper shows a female figure seen from the front, legs and torso partly veiled by billowing drapery swirling above and below. White highlights model the flesh and folds, and an inscription in pencil at lower right reads "Study for Fortune" with the artist's name. The figure's arms are raised, and the pose is loosely sketched.
- Artist
- Elihu Vedder
- Date
- ca. 1899
- Medium
- Pastel crayon on paper
- Source
- Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
- Size
- 2352 × 3067 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