Thomas Eakins
Portrait Sketch of Edward Boulton , 1887 (Painted)
Lot #50 |
2021-02-17 |
Sotheby's, New York
Two Centuries: American Art
Category:
Painting
Estimate:
USD 20,000 - 30,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N10636
Auction name: Two Centuries: American Art
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2021-02-17
End date: 2021-03-03
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: American Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 10 â…ś by 14 â…ś in
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
26.4
Width In Centimeters:
36.5
Height In Inches:
10.375
Width In Inches:
14.375
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Year notes: Painted in 1887.
Provenance
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York Raphael Soyer, New York Estate of the above Rebecca L. Soyer, by 1992 (by descent) Bobbie Greenfield Gallery, Santa Monica, California Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1999
Exhibited
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, Brandywine River Museum, n.d.
Literature
Gordon Hendricks, The Life and Work of Thomas Eakins , New York, 1974, p. 187 William Innes Homer, Thomas Eakins: His Life and Art, New York, 1992, pp. 202, 205, pl. 192, illustrated Catalogue note The present work is a study for Thomas Eakin's masterwork Cowboys in the Badlands from 1888 . Produced upon the artist's return to Pennsylvania in 1887, the present work is among a series of oil sketches the artist executed at Crowell Farm in Avondale. It depicts details of the farm's horse stables and the head of one of the riders seen in the final composition, posed by his student Edward Boulton.
Catalog summary
Thomas Eakins 1844 - 1916 Portrait Sketch of Edward Boulton oil on canvas canvas: 10 ⅜ by 14 ⅜ inches (26.4 by 36.5 cm) framed: 14 ½ by 19 ½ inches (36.8 by 49.5 cm) Painted in 1887-88. Provenance Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York Raphael Soyer, New York Estate of the above Rebecca L. Soyer, by 1992 (by descent) Bobbie Greenfield Gallery, Santa Monica, California Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1999 Exhibited Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, Brandywine River Museum, n.d. Literature Gordon Hendricks, The Life and Work of Thomas Eakins , New York, 1974, p. 187 William Innes Homer, Thomas Eakins: His Life and Art, New York, 1992, pp. 202, 205, pl. 192, illustrated Catalogue note The present work is a study for Thomas Eakin's masterwork Cowboys in the Badlands from 1888 . Produced upon the artist's return to Pennsylvania in 1887, the present work is among a series of oil sketches the artist executed at Crowell Farm in Avondale. It depicts details of the farm's horse stables and the head of one of the riders seen in the final composition, posed by his student Edward Boulton.