(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Blowing Rose

Elihu Vedder, (Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Blowing Rose, 1883-1884, chalk, pencil, ink and watercolor on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase and gift from Elizabeth W. Henderson in memory of her husband Francis Tracy Henderson, 1978.108.11
Elihu Vedder, (Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Blowing Rose, 1883-1884, chalk, pencil, ink and watercolor on paper, sheet: 17 1⁄2 x 13 3⁄8 in. (44.5 x 33.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase and gift from Elizabeth W. Henderson in memory of her husband Francis Tracy Henderson, 1978.108.11
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Artwork Details

Title
(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Blowing Rose
Artist
Date
1883-1884
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 17 1⁄2 x 13 3⁄8 in. (44.5 x 33.9 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase and gift from Elizabeth W. Henderson in memory of her husband Francis Tracy Henderson
Mediums
Mediums Description
chalk, pencil, ink and watercolor on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Landscape — plant — rose
  • Literature — Khayyam, Omar — Rubaiyat
  • Allegory — quality — vanity
  • Figure — fragment — skull
  • Allegory — life
  • Figure female — full length
Object Number
1978.108.11
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1978.108.11

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Artist
Date1959
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On view
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Artist
Date1964
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The Way Up and the Way Down
Artist
Date1975
gouache on paper collage
Not on view
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Tacke and Lynn
Artist
Date1970
pencil on paper
Not on view