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Elihu Vedder — The Fable of the Miller, His Son and the Donkey: a Set of Nine Paintings
Elihu Vedder

The Fable of the Miller, His Son and the Donkey: a Set of Nine Paintings

A series of nine oil paintings illustrating Aesop's fable of the miller, his son, and their donkey. Vedder's narrative cycle explores themes of perception, judgment, and the impossibility of pleasing everyone.

Medium
oil on panel

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19th Century European Art

May 19, 2022

Estimate: $80,000$120,000

Lot 420

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Elihu Vedder, The Fable of the Miller, His Son and the Donkey: a Set of Nine Paintings

A series of nine oil paintings illustrating Aesop's fable of the miller, his son, and their donkey. Vedder's narrative cycle explores themes of perception, judgment, and the impossibility of pleasing everyone.

Medium
oil on panel
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Series, Fable, Oil On Panel, Illustration, Narrative, American Art, Aesop

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Collected by

Cleveland Museum of Art, Harvard Art Museums, Art Institute of Chicago