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'''''Portrait of Professor Benjamin H. Rand''''' is an 1874 painting by [[Thomas Eakins]]. It is [[oil painting|oil]] on [[canvas]] and depicts [[Benjamin H. Rand]], a doctor at [[Jefferson Medical College]] who taught Eakins anatomy. In the painting, Rand is reading a book while petting a cat. |
'''''Portrait of Professor Benjamin H. Rand''''' is an 1874 painting by [[Thomas Eakins]]. It is [[oil painting|oil]] on [[canvas]] and depicts [[Benjamin H. Rand]], a doctor at [[Jefferson Medical College]] who taught Eakins anatomy. In the painting, Rand is reading a book while petting a cat. |
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The portrait was the first Eakins made of someone outside his family. <ref name="adams">Adams, Henry (2005). ''Eakins Revealed: The Secret Life of an American Artist.'' Oxford University Press, ISBN 0195156684</ref> It is a prelude to what his considered his most important painting, ''[[The Gross Clinic]]'' ( |
The portrait was the first Eakins made of someone outside his family. <ref name="adams">Adams, Henry (2005). ''Eakins Revealed: The Secret Life of an American Artist.'' Oxford University Press, ISBN 0195156684</ref> It is a prelude to what his considered his most important painting, ''[[The Gross Clinic]]'' (1875). Rand donated it to [[Jefferson Medical College]] when he retired, and it has been housed there since. |
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In April 2007, it was purchased by [[Alice L. Walton]] for an estimated US$20 million and will be housed at the [[Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art]] with ''The Gross Clinic''.<ref name="vogel">Vogel, Carol (April 12, 2007). Philadelphia School Sells a Second Eakins. ''[[New York Times]]''</ref> |
In April 2007, it was purchased by [[Alice L. Walton]] for an estimated US$20 million and will be housed at the [[Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art]] with ''The Gross Clinic''.<ref name="vogel">Vogel, Carol (April 12, 2007). Philadelphia School Sells a Second Eakins. ''[[New York Times]]''</ref> |
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Portrait of Professor Benjamin H. Rand is an 1874 painting by Thomas Eakins. It is oil on canvas and depicts Benjamin H. Rand, a doctor at Jefferson Medical College who taught Eakins anatomy. In the painting, Rand is reading a book while petting a cat.
The portrait was the first Eakins made of someone outside his family. [1] It is a prelude to what his considered his most important painting, The Gross Clinic (1875). Rand donated it to Jefferson Medical College when he retired, and it has been housed there since.
In April 2007, it was purchased by Alice L. Walton for an estimated US$20 million and will be housed at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art with The Gross Clinic.[2]
References
- ^ Adams, Henry (2005). Eakins Revealed: The Secret Life of an American Artist. Oxford University Press, ISBN 0195156684
- ^ Vogel, Carol (April 12, 2007). Philadelphia School Sells a Second Eakins. New York Times
External links
- Portrait of Professor Benjamin H. Rand via the Eakins Gallery
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