- 77
Thomas Eakins
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description
- Thomas Eakins
- Study for William Rush and His Model
- oil on canvas
- 20 by 14 inches
- (50.8 by 35.6 cm)
- Painted circa 1908.
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Susan Macdowell Eakins (his wife), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Estate of the above, 1938 (sold: Samuel T. Freeman & Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1939)
Charles Sessler, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Harry Felix, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Joseph Katz, Baltimore, Maryland
M. Knoedler & Co., New York, by 1961
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 1961 (acquired from the above)
Private collection, 1966 (gift from the above; sold: Christie's, New York, May 20, 2009, lot 72, illustrated)
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Susan Macdowell Eakins (his wife), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Estate of the above, 1938 (sold: Samuel T. Freeman & Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1939)
Charles Sessler, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Harry Felix, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Joseph Katz, Baltimore, Maryland
M. Knoedler & Co., New York, by 1961
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 1961 (acquired from the above)
Private collection, 1966 (gift from the above; sold: Christie's, New York, May 20, 2009, lot 72, illustrated)
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Exhibited
New York, Babcock Galleries, Exhibition of Sketches, Studies and Intimate Paintings by Thomas Eakins 1844-1916, October-November, 1939
Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institution, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, The Thomas Eakins Collection of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, May-September 1977, no. 113, p. 208, illustrated
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Museum of Art; Boston, Massachusetts, Museum of Fine Arts, Thomas Eakins: Artist of Philadelphia, May-August 1982, no. 52, p. 57
Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institution, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, The Thomas Eakins Collection of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, May-September 1977, no. 113, p. 208, illustrated
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Museum of Art; Boston, Massachusetts, Museum of Fine Arts, Thomas Eakins: Artist of Philadelphia, May-August 1982, no. 52, p. 57
Literature
Lloyd Goodrich, Thomas Eakins: His Life and Work, New York, 1933, no. 454, p. 204
Gordon Hendricks, The Life and Work of Thomas Eakins, New York, 1974, no. 101, p. 324, illustrated
L.F. Johnson, "The Beginnings of Modernism," Honolulu Academy of Arts Journal, vol. III, 1978, p. 23, illustrated fig. 4
Lloyd Goodrich, Thomas Eakins, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1982, vol. II, no. 270, p. 254, illustrated
Elizabeth Johns, Thomas Eakins: The Heroism of Modern Life, Princeton, New Jersey, 1983, p. 113
William Inness Homer, Thomas Eakins: His Life and Art, New York, 1992, illustrated pl. 237
Gordon Hendricks, The Life and Work of Thomas Eakins, New York, 1974, no. 101, p. 324, illustrated
L.F. Johnson, "The Beginnings of Modernism," Honolulu Academy of Arts Journal, vol. III, 1978, p. 23, illustrated fig. 4
Lloyd Goodrich, Thomas Eakins, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1982, vol. II, no. 270, p. 254, illustrated
Elizabeth Johns, Thomas Eakins: The Heroism of Modern Life, Princeton, New Jersey, 1983, p. 113
William Inness Homer, Thomas Eakins: His Life and Art, New York, 1992, illustrated pl. 237
Condition
This work is in good condition. The canvas is wax lined. Under UV: there is a small area of inpainting in the figure's left thigh. There are pindots and a few spots of inpainting in the background and at the upper right corner.
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.
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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.
Catalogue Note
The present work is a preliminary study for William Rush and His Model, presently in the collection of the Honolulu Museum of Art, Honolulu, Hawaii.