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Provenance

Susan Macdowell Eakins (the artist's wife), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1916 Francis W. Scheafer, New Milford, Connecticut, after 1924 Joseph Katz, Baltimore, Maryland M. Knoedler & Co., New York Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1961 (acquired from the above) Gift from the above, 1966

Exhibited

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Memorial Exhibition of the Works of the Late Thomas Eakins , December 1917-January 1918, no. 34 New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Thomas Eakins Retrospective Exhibition , September-November 1970, no. 7 Washington, D.C., Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Inaugural Exhibition , October-September 1975 Washington, D.C., Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, The Thomas Eakins Collection of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden , May-September 1977, no. 15, illustrated in color p. 17 London, National Portrait Gallery, Thomas Eakins (1844-1916) and the Heart of American Life , October 1993-January 1994, no. 6, pp. 62-63

Literature

Alan Burroughs, "Catalogue of the Work of Thomas Eakins," The Arts , vol. 5, no. 6, June 1924, p. 328 Henri Gabriel Marceau, "An Exhibition of Thomas Eakins' Work," Pennsylvania Museum Bulletin , vol. 25, March 1930, no. 40, p. 163 Lloyd Goodrich, Thomas Eakins: His Life and Work , New York, 1933, no. 40, p. 163 Margaret McHenry, Thomas Eakins Who Painted , Oreland, Pennsylvania, 1946, p. 21 Sylvan Schendler, Eakins , Boston, Massachusetts, 1967, pp. 23, 284, illustrated p. 29 Abram Lerner et al., The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden , New York, 1974, no. 48, illustrated p. 44 Gordon Hendricks, The Life and Work of Thomas Eakins , New York, 1974, no. 40, p. 319, illustrated in reverse Lloyd Goodrich, Thomas Eakins , Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1982, no. 97, illustrated p. 221 Condition Please call the department at 212-606-7280 for the condition report prepared by Simon Parkes Art Conservation. In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

Catalog summary

Thomas Eakins Portrait of the Artist's Sister, Margaret Eakins oil on canvas 18 ¼ by 15 in. (46.4 by 38.1 cm) Painted circa 1871. Provenance Susan Macdowell Eakins (the artist's wife), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1916 Francis W. Scheafer, New Milford, Connecticut, after 1924 Joseph Katz, Baltimore, Maryland M. Knoedler & Co., New York Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1961 (acquired from the above) Gift from the above, 1966 Exhibited Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Memorial Exhibition of the Works of the Late Thomas Eakins , December 1917-January 1918, no. 34 New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Thomas Eakins Retrospective Exhibition , September-November 1970, no. 7 Washington, D.C., Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Inaugural Exhibition , October-September 1975 Washington, D.C., Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, The Thomas Eakins Collection of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden , May-September 1977, no. 15, illustrated in color p. 17 London, National Portrait Gallery, Thomas Eakins (1844-1916) and the Heart of American Life , October 1993-January 1994, no. 6, pp. 62-63 Literature Alan Burroughs, "Catalogue of the Work of Thomas Eakins," The Arts , vol. 5, no. 6, June 1924, p. 328 Henri Gabriel Marceau, "An Exhibition of Thomas Eakins' Work," Pennsylvania Museum Bulletin , vol. 25, March 1930, no. 40, p. 163 Lloyd Goodrich, Thomas Eakins: His Life and Work , New York, 1933, no. 40, p. 163 Margaret McHenry, Thomas Eakins Who Painted , Oreland, Pennsylvania, 1946, p. 21 Sylvan Schendler, Eakins , Boston, Massachusetts, 1967, pp. 23, 284, illustrated p. 29 Abram Lerner et al., The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden , New York, 1974, no. 48, illustrated p. 44 Gordon Hendricks, The Life and Work of Thomas Eakins , New York, 1974, no. 40, p. 319, illustrated in reverse Lloyd Goodrich, Thomas Eakins , Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1982, no. 97, illustrated p. 221 Condition Please call the department at 212-606-7280 for the condition report prepared by Simon Parkes Art Conservation. In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.