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The Biglin Brothers Turning the Stake

1873
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Thomas Eakins

(American, 1844–1916)
Culture
America
Medium
graphite and brush and brown wash
Measurements
Sheet: 35.5 x 43.1 cm (14 x 16 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund 1942.1066
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Location
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Description

Before beginning a large-scale painting such as The Biglin Brothers Turning the Stake, Eakins began a series of specialized studies. He outlined the space of the composition with perspective drawings, such as this sketch in graphite. Eakins also used figure studies when rendering a work, as well as landscape and architectural drawings and his own photographs (examples of which are elsewhere in the exhibition). The practice of using perspective drawings to work out the space of a painting dates back to the Renaissance, revealing Eakins’s academic training.

The Biglin Brothers Turning the Stake

1873

Thomas Eakins

(American, 1844–1916)
America

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