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Thomas Eakins 1844 - 1916
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- Thomas Eakins
- Portrait of the Artist's Sister, Margaret Eakins
- oil on canvas
- 18 ΒΌ by 15 in.
- (46.4 by 38.1 cm)
- Painted circa 1871.
Provenance
Susan Macdowell Eakins (the artist's wife), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1916
Francis W. Scheafer, New Milford, Connecticut, after 1924
Joseph Katz, Baltimore, Maryland
M. Knoedler & Co., New York
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1961 (acquired from the above)
Gift from the above, 1966
Francis W. Scheafer, New Milford, Connecticut, after 1924
Joseph Katz, Baltimore, Maryland
M. Knoedler & Co., New York
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1961 (acquired from the above)
Gift from the above, 1966
Exhibited
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Memorial Exhibition of the Works of the Late Thomas Eakins, December 1917-January 1918, no. 34
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Thomas Eakins Retrospective Exhibition, September-November 1970, no. 7
Washington, D.C., Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Inaugural Exhibition, October-September 1975
Washington, D.C., Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, The Thomas Eakins Collection of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, May-September 1977, no. 15, illustrated in color p. 17
London, National Portrait Gallery, Thomas Eakins (1844-1916) and the Heart of American Life, October 1993-January 1994, no. 6, pp. 62-63
Literature
Alan Burroughs, "Catalogue of the Work of Thomas Eakins," The Arts, vol. 5, no. 6, June 1924, p. 328
Henri Gabriel Marceau, "An Exhibition of Thomas Eakins' Work," Pennsylvania Museum Bulletin, vol. 25, March 1930, no. 40, p. 163
Lloyd Goodrich, Thomas Eakins: His Life and Work, New York, 1933, no. 40, p. 163
Margaret McHenry, Thomas Eakins Who Painted, Oreland, Pennsylvania, 1946, p. 21
Sylvan Schendler, Eakins, Boston, Massachusetts, 1967, pp. 23, 284, illustrated p. 29
Abram Lerner et al., The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, New York, 1974, no. 48, illustrated p. 44
Gordon Hendricks, The Life and Work of Thomas Eakins, New York, 1974, no. 40, p. 319, illustrated in reverse
Lloyd Goodrich, Thomas Eakins, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1982, no. 97, illustrated p. 221
Henri Gabriel Marceau, "An Exhibition of Thomas Eakins' Work," Pennsylvania Museum Bulletin, vol. 25, March 1930, no. 40, p. 163
Lloyd Goodrich, Thomas Eakins: His Life and Work, New York, 1933, no. 40, p. 163
Margaret McHenry, Thomas Eakins Who Painted, Oreland, Pennsylvania, 1946, p. 21
Sylvan Schendler, Eakins, Boston, Massachusetts, 1967, pp. 23, 284, illustrated p. 29
Abram Lerner et al., The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, New York, 1974, no. 48, illustrated p. 44
Gordon Hendricks, The Life and Work of Thomas Eakins, New York, 1974, no. 40, p. 319, illustrated in reverse
Lloyd Goodrich, Thomas Eakins, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1982, no. 97, illustrated p. 221
Condition
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.