The Poleman in the Ma'sh

c. 1881

Thomas Eakins

Artist, American, 1844 - 1916

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brown wash heightened with white over graphite and black chalk

  • Credit Line

    Julius S. Held Collection, Avalon Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 28 x 15.1 cm (11 x 5 15/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1984.3.9


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1970

  • Selections from the Drawing Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Julius S. Held, University Art Gallery, Binghamton; traveling exhibition, 1970, no. 5.

1979

  • Master Drawings from the Collection of Ingrid and Julius S. Held, The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown; traveling exhibition, 1979, no. 51.

1984

  • Graphics Survey Exhibition, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., January 1984.

1986

  • Graphics Survey Exhibition, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., October 1986.

1993

  • Thomas Eakins (1844-1916) and the Heart of American Life, National Portrait Gallery, London, 1993-1994, no. 20.

Inscriptions

across top: On block 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 / The Poleman / In the Ma'sh; on verso stamped: This picture is presented to (name inscribed in brown ink) A.W. Drake / by T HE CENTURY CO., / NEW YORK, and must not be reproduced or published without consent; v//in black cha lk: by Thomas Eakin (sic)

Wikidata ID

Q64633208


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