Photographed by Scott Wolff. Scanned from a slide. Color corrected by Pat Cagney.

The Roc's Egg

Artist Elihu Vedder (1836-1923)

Date1868

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsOverall: 7 1/2 x 16 1/8 in. (19.1 x 41 cm)
Overall, Frame: 17 x 26 in. (43.2 x 66 cm)

ClassificationsAmerican art

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.2369

Terms

Egg
People
Beach
Legends
Tan
White
Brown
Blue
Red
Black
Rome

Collections

American Art before 1945

On View

On view

DescriptionThis is an oil on canvas painting. The painting depicts the legend of Sinbad in which sailors remove contents from a giant egg. The blue sky fills the background, and the sea is visible in the distance. There is a small ship out on the water. On the sandy shore inbetween the dunes, a group of people gather around a large egg. They have made an opening in part of the eggshell and removed some its contents; they cook the contents on a fire to the right of the egg.

Label TextElihu Vedder American, 1836–1923 The Roc's Egg, 1868 Oil on canvas Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.2369