Thomas Eakins
The Biglin Brothers Racing
187361 x 91.5 cm
Oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
Literature
Collection catalogues
John Walker, National Gallery of Art, Washington, New York, 1995, nr. 836
Provenance
The artist (1844-1916)
by inheritance to his wife, Susan Macdowell Eakins (Mrs. Thomas Eakins, 1851-1938), Philadelphia
sold 1933 through E. & A. Milch, Inc., New York to the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
consigned 18 February 1950 to M. Knoedler & Co., New York
sold 19 April 1950 to Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, New York
bequest 1953 to NGA
Other works by Thomas Eakins
Baby at Play
1876
1876
Mrs. Louis Husson
c. 1905
c. 1905
John McLure Hamilton
1895
1895
Louis Husson
1899
1899
Arcadia
c. 1883
c. 1883