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 exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. 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
- Exhibition poster of a Realism painting
- Era
- 19th century (1873)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- cream & beige
- Mood
- classic
- Rooms
- study or library, home office, living room, dining room, dorm room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.
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
A fine-art print
The same artwork as a clean fine-art print — the image shown large with a minimal caption.


































