The Biglin Brothers Turning the Stake
Thomas Eakins (American, 1844–1916) · 1873 · graphite and brush and brown wash
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CC0 1.0 public-domain dedication by the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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About this picture
The Biglin Brothers Turning the Stake is a CC0 drawing by Thomas Eakins (American, 1844–1916), dated 1873. Graphite and brush and brown wash. The file comes from Cleveland Museum of Art.
“The Biglin Brothers Turning the Stake” (1873) is something Eakins wanted observed rather than idealized: a body, a boat, a clinic, studied with anatomy and sometimes with photographs.
About the artist
Thomas Eakins (1844–1916) was an American painter in Philadelphia who studied anatomy and used photographs as working tools. Rowing, surgery, and portrait were subjects he wanted observed, not idealized.
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