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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
- Keywords
- Figure male — waist length
- Literature — Khayyam, Omar — Rubaiyat
- Object — foliage
- Occupation — occult — alchemist
- Architecture Interior — science — laboratory
- Object Number
- 1978.108.18