Elihu Vedder

American Symbolist Painter, 1836-1923 American painter, illustrator, sculptor and writer. He studied under Tompkins Harrison Matteson in Shelbourne, NY, and went to Paris in March 1856. After eight months in the studio of Fran?ois-Edouard Picot, he settled in Florence until the end of 1860. There he learnt drawing from Raffaello Bonaiuti, became interested in the Florentine Renaissance and attended the free Accademia Galli. A more significant artistic inspiration came from the Italian artists at the Caff? Michelangiolo: Telemaco Signorini, Vincenzo Cabianca (1827-1902) and especially Nino Costa (1827-1902). This group sought new and untraditional pictorial solutions for their compositions and plein-air landscapes and were particularly interested in the experiences of Gustave Courbet and the Barbizon painters. They became known as Macchiaioli for their use of splashes (macchia) of light and shadows and for their revolutionary (maquis) attitude to prevailing styles. Among Vedder's most notable Florentine landscapes are Mugnone Torrent near Fiesole (Detroit, MI, Inst. A.) and Le Balze, Volterra (Washington, DC, N. Mus. Amer. A.)
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Elihu Vedder The Cup of Death (mk19) oil painting


The Cup of Death (mk19)
Painting ID::  22294 		Artist: Elihu Vedder
Painting: The Cup of Death (mk19)
Introduction: 1885 Oil on canvas,112.7 x 52.7 cm Virginia Museum of Fine Arts,Richmond(VA)
   
   
     
Elihu Vedder Memory oil painting


Memory
Painting ID::  32041 		Artist: Elihu Vedder
Painting: Memory
Introduction: mk77 1870 Oil on canvas 20 5/16x14 3/4in
   
   
     
Elihu Vedder Soul in Bondage oil painting


Soul in Bondage
Painting ID::  39096 		Artist: Elihu Vedder
Painting: Soul in Bondage
Introduction: mk140 1891-92 Oil on canvas 96.1x60.9cm
   
   
     
Elihu Vedder The Questioner of the Sphinx oil painting


The Questioner of the Sphinx
Painting ID::  39967 		Artist: Elihu Vedder
Painting: The Questioner of the Sphinx
Introduction: mk155 1863 Oil on canvas 91.5x106cm
   
   
     
Elihu Vedder Prayer for Death in the Desert. oil painting


Prayer for Death in the Desert.
Painting ID::  61844 		Artist: Elihu Vedder
Painting: Prayer for Death in the Desert.
Introduction: Oil on Canvas. 14 x 49.5 in. ( 35.5 x 125.75 cm ). Brooklyn Museum of Art, NY. Gift of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
   
   
     
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     American Symbolist Painter, 1836-1923 American painter, illustrator, sculptor and writer. He studied under Tompkins Harrison Matteson in Shelbourne, NY, and went to Paris in March 1856. After eight months in the studio of Fran?ois-Edouard Picot, he settled in Florence until the end of 1860. There he learnt drawing from Raffaello Bonaiuti, became interested in the Florentine Renaissance and attended the free Accademia Galli. A more significant artistic inspiration came from the Italian artists at the Caff? Michelangiolo: Telemaco Signorini, Vincenzo Cabianca (1827-1902) and especially Nino Costa (1827-1902). This group sought new and untraditional pictorial solutions for their compositions and plein-air landscapes and were particularly interested in the experiences of Gustave Courbet and the Barbizon painters. They became known as Macchiaioli for their use of splashes (macchia) of light and shadows and for their revolutionary (maquis) attitude to prevailing styles. Among Vedder's most notable Florentine landscapes are Mugnone Torrent near Fiesole (Detroit, MI, Inst. A.) and Le Balze, Volterra (Washington, DC, N. Mus. Amer. A.)