Study for "Greek Girls Bathing" c. 1872

This watercolor study by Elihu Vedder, created around 1872, depicts a single figure in a relaxed, seated pose, likely a preliminary sketch for the artist’s larger composition “Greek Girls Bathing.” The study, rendered in muted browns and grays, emphasizes the figure’s form through loose brushstrokes and a hazy, atmospheric quality. This preliminary study, like many by Vedder, reveals his process of developing the figure and composition for a more finished work.