Ecorché: Relief of a Horse (Josephine)
c. 1882
Sculptor, American, 1844 - 1916
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Artwork overview
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Medium
painted plaster
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Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart P. Feld, in honor of John Wilmerding
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Dimensions
overall: 55.3 x 63.5 x 10 cm (21 3/4 x 25 x 3 15/16 in.)
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Accession
2004.145.1
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
The artist [1844-1916], Philadelphia;[1] by inheritance to his widow, Susan Macdowell Eakins [1851-1938], Philadelphia; Samuel S. Fleisher [1871-1944], Philadelphia; The Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, until c. 1956;[2] Frank Chinnici, Philadelphia, until c. 1976; John Castagno, Philadelphia, until 1978; (Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York); Mr. and Mrs. Stuart P. Feld, New York; gift 2004 to NGA.
[1] The provenance was supplied by the donors.
[2] The Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial is best known as the country's oldest and largest free and low-tuition visual arts program for adults and children. Founded as the Graphic Sketch Club in 1898, Fleisher's program includes instruction in the visual arts, exhibitions, concerts, and interpretation of its historic buildings and permanent collection. The Fleisher Art Memorial has been administered by the Philadelphia Museum of Art since Samuel S. Fleisher's death in 1944.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1982
Carved and Modeled: American Sculpture 1810-1940, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, 1982, no. 20, repro.
1990
Primary Models: American Plasters 1880-1945, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, 1990, no. 3, repro., as Horse.
Bibliography
1933
Goodrich, Lloyd. Thomas Eakins: His Life and Work, New York, 1933: 208, no. 501, as Ecorché.
1979
Rosenzweig, Phyllis D. The Thomas Eakins Collection of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Chicago and London, 1979: 38, n. 125, as unlocated.
1983
Rawlings, Irene. "The Horse in Art," Palm Beach/Newport Illustrated, XXXII (December 1983): 45, repro.
1987
Rogers, Jr., Millard F. Sketches and Bozzetti by American Sculptors, 1880-1950, Cincinnati, 1987: 57-58, no. 38, repro., as The Mare Josephine, incorrectly dated "about 1878."
Wikidata ID
Q63864461