The Biglin Brothers Racing

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.

The Biglin Brothers Racing

Eakins, Thomas

1872

Accession Number

1953.7.1

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 61.2 x 91.6 cm (24 1/8 x 36 1/16 in.) | framed: 74.9 x 105.7 x 5.4 cm (29 1/2 x 41 5/8 x 2 1/8 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney