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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.
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Document identity
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121189
label
The Biglin Brothers Turning the Stake
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obj
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drawing
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Source metadata
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121189
contentType
drawing
title
The Biglin Brothers Turning the Stake
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.
date
1873
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80016954
creators
4037
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Drawing
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 35.5 x 43.1 cm (14 x 16 15/16 in.)
cul
America
accession
1942.1066
Source extras
tec
graphite and brush and brown wash
tombstone
The Biglin Brothers Turning the Stake, 1873. Thomas Eakins (American, 1844–1916). Graphite and brush and brown wash; sheet: 35.5 x 43.1 cm (14 x 16 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1942.1066
collection
DR - American 19th Century
relatedWorks
id
151904
description
The Biglin Brothers Turning the Stake, 1873. Thomas Eakins (American, 1844–1916). Oil on canvas; framed: 117 x 167 x 6.5 cm (46 1/16 x 65 3/4 x 2 9/16 in.); unframed: 101.3 x 151.4 cm (39 7/8 x 59 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection, 1927.1984
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study for
citations
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 612
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 187
citation
Gengler, Matthew. "You Ask, We Answer.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em> 58. no. (July/August 2018): 22.
page_number
Reproduced: P. 22
creditline
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
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2026-05-29 06:14:37.605000
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121189
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Drawings
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DR - American 19th Century
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graphite and brush and brown wash
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male
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1
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0
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photo
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