Sale 6449
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
Estimate$2,000 – $3,000
Provenance:
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York.
Sotheby's Arcade, New York, sale of June 26, 1986, lot 132.
Freeman's, Philadelphia, sale of June 22, 2002, lot 75.
Acquired directly from the above sale.
Exhibition:
The North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, "Women" February 25-April 20 1972.
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, "Susan Eakins" May 3-June 10, 1973, p. 47, cat no. 22.
Lot Note:
The present painting depicts Thomas Eakins in his fourth floor studio.
Framed: 22 x 19 x 2 in.
The wax relined canvas is in good condition. Under UV light there appears to be some minor inpainting, mostly in a vertical line at top right, with a few other scattered spots. There is a small, less than 1/4 in. area of loss at bottom center. A small accretion is apparent at the center, no larger than 1/8 in. Additional images available upon request.
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