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American actress, model, and socialite (1943–1971) known as one of Andy Warhol's superstars and muse to Bob Dylan. Edie Sedgwick's spiral-bound 12.75 x 9.5 'Studie Aquarel Bloc' sketch pad, containing eight original unsigned drawings in graphite (several back-to-back on a single leaf). Subjects are: a trotting horse, shown from the side; a trio of horse sketches, including a detailed, close-up portrait and two rough full-body sketches; a dove and a ballerina; five rough sketches of a small dog lying down; a detailed portrait of a girl and the dog; the same dog in five poses, rolling over and sitting up; a profile portrait of a young woman; and a rough side-view sketch of a horse. On one page, Sedgwick jots an address: "Lyden, 2 & 3 o'clock, Chopin St. No. 5, before Amsterdam, (020 712772)." On the front cover, she writes "beleive," "Budha," and "arose, arrose." In fine condition, with some damage only to the covers; interior pages are clean and unaffected.
Sedgwick left the St. Timothy's School boarding school in 1959 and returned to her family’s La Laguna ranch in California, where she remained until the fall of 1962 when her family forced her to confront her eating disorder. At the age of 19, she was sent to the private Silver Hill psychiatric hospital in New Canaan, Connecticut, before eventually being moved to Bloomingdale, the Westchester Division of New York Hospital, residencies that allowed her to focus on artwork during occupational therapy sessions. These drawings portray Sedgwick's typical subject matter, including human figures and animals. She was especially fond of horses—an early love cultivated in her youth on the ranch—and often returned to them in her artwork.
