The Biglin Brothers Turning the Stake
1873 · Oil on canvas · Cleveland Museum of Art
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This print
About this work
- Artist
- Thomas Eakins (1844–1916)
- Year
- 1873
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 101.3 × 151.4 cm
- Collection
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Movement
- Realism
The Biglin brothers swing their shell around the turning stake, marked by a blue flag, in the middle of a pair-oared race on the Schuylkill, while spectators watch from the far bank. Eakins painted it in 1873 from his studies of their race the year before. It is in the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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 bright rowing scene for a study, office or boathouse in a dark wood frame. It suits white, navy or sage walls and pairs with The Biglin Brothers Racing.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Realism painting
- Era
- 19th century (1873)
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Mood
- classic
- Rooms
- study or library, home office, living room, 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
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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.
