(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Vain Pursuit

Elihu Vedder, (Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Vain Pursuit, 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, 1978.108.18
Elihu Vedder, (Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Vain Pursuit, 1883-1884, chalk, pencil, ink and watercolor on paper, sheet: 19 1⁄8 x 14 3⁄4 in. (48.5 x 37.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase and gift from Elizabeth W. Henderson in memory of her husband Francis Tracy Henderson, 1978.108.18
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Artwork Details

Title
(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Vain Pursuit
Artist
Date
1883-1884
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 19 1⁄8 x 14 3⁄4 in. (48.5 x 37.4 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
  • Architecture Interior — science — laboratory
  • Occupation — occult — alchemist
  • Object — foliage
  • Literature — Khayyam, Omar — Rubaiyat
  • Figure male — waist length
Object Number
1978.108.18
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1978.108.18

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Dateca. 1927-1929
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Mabel Pugh, St. Mark's, Venice, ca. 1923-1926, linoleum cut on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the North Carolina Museum of Art (Gift of the artist, 1977), 2020.4.12
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Dateca. 1923-1926
linoleum cut on paper
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Mabel Pugh, Central Park, New York City, ca. 1926-1936, linoleum cut on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the North Carolina Museum of Art (Gift of the artist, 1977), 2020.4.10
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Artist
Dateca. 1926-1936
linoleum cut on paper
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Mabel Pugh, Amaryllis, ca. 1923-1931, linoleum cut on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the North Carolina Museum of Art (Gift of the artist, 1977), 2020.4.7
Amaryllis
Artist
Dateca. 1923-1931
linoleum cut on paper
Not on view

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