Muse of Tragedy

Elihu Vedder, Muse of Tragedy, 1899, pastel, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly, 1929.6.156
Elihu Vedder, Muse of Tragedy, 1899, pastel, sight 15 1⁄4 x 9 1⁄4 in. (38.7 x 23.5 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly, 1929.6.156
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Artwork Details

Title
Muse of Tragedy
Artist
Date
1899
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sight 15 1⁄4 x 9 1⁄4 in. (38.7 x 23.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of John Gellatly
Mediums Description
pastel
Classifications
Subjects
  • Allegory — arts and sciences — drama
  • Figure female
  • Mythology — classical — muse
  • Landscape — mountain
  • State of being — mood — meditation
Object Number
1929.6.156
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1929.6.156

Works by this artist (3 items)

Victor Higgins, Mountain Forms #2, ca. 1925-1927, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Arvin Gottlieb, 1991.205.12
Mountain Forms #2
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Dateca. 1925-1927
oil on canvas
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Victor Higgins, Arroyo Landscape, ca. 1929-1933, watercolor on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Arvin Gottlieb, 1993.48.5
Arroyo Landscape
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Dateca. 1929-1933
watercolor on paper
Not on view
Victor Higgins, Valley Spring, ca. 1940-1950, oil on masonite, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Arvin Gottlieb, 1991.205.13
Valley Spring
Artist
Dateca. 1940-1950
oil on masonite
Not on view

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