The Biglin Brothers Racing
1872 · Oil on canvas · National Gallery of Art, Washington
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This print
About this work
- Artist
- Thomas Eakins (1844–1916)
- Year
- 1872
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 61.2 × 91.6 cm
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art, Washington
- Movement
- Realism
John and Barney Biglin, professional oarsmen from New York, pull their pair-oared shell along the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, the bow of a rival boat just entering the picture at left. Eakins painted several pictures of the Biglins after their race of May 1872, working out the boats and reflections in careful perspective drawings first. This one is in the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
This full-bleed edition prints the work edge to edge from a high-resolution scan of the original, very slightly cropped (a few percent at most) to fit the sheet. The gallery edition shows the whole work, uncropped. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
A crisp river race in blue and green for a study, living room or boathouse in a dark wood frame. It pairs with Max Schmitt in a Single Scull and is a natural gift for a rower.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Realism painting
- Era
- 19th century (1872)
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Mood
- classic
- Rooms
- living room, study or library, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. Prints at 18×12, 24×16, 36×24 in — 18×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×16 above a console or sideboard; 36×24 as the statement piece above a sofa or headboard.
Framing. Printed edge to edge: a slim black or dark wood frame right to the image, or let the canvas wrap do the framing. Also available gallery-wrapped on canvas, ready to hang with no frame.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
Shipping & returns
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About this design
The Madten promise
An exhibition poster
The same artwork as a gallery exhibition poster — title, artist & date typeset beneath the image on a soft ground.
A fine-art print
The same artwork as a clean fine-art print — the image shown large with a minimal caption.
