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Vedder, Elihu,
Figure male -- Full length
Mythology -- Egyptian
Painting
The Questioner of the Sphinx, (painting).
Artist:
Vedder, Elihu, 1836-1923, painter.
Title:
The Questioner of the Sphinx, (painting).
Other Titles:
Secret of the Sphinx, (painting).
Medium:
Oil on canvas.
Dimensions:
10 3/4 x 12 5/16 in. (27.3 x 31.3 cm).
Inscription:
(Lower left:) Elihu Vedder signed
Subject:
Figure male -- Full length
Mythology -- Egyptian -- Sphinx
Object Type:
Painting
Owner:
Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury Street, Worcester, Massachusetts 01609
Provenance:
Gift of Riley, Stuart, Jr., Mr. & Mrs.,
References:
Owner, 1975.
"Perceptions and Evocations: The Art of Elihu Vedder," Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press (National Collection of Fine Arts), 1978, no. 29.
Illustration:
"Perceptions and Evocations: The Art of Elihu Vedder," Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press (National Collection of Fine Arts), 1978, fig. 51.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAP 23570419
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