Sketch for "The Gross Clinic"

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Sketch for "The Gross Clinic"

1875

Thomas Eakins (American, 1844–1916)

In planning the complex elements of his monumental painting The Gross Clinic, Eakins made a number of oil sketches, including portrait studies of Dr. Samuel D. Gross and several of the assistants and students depicted in the amphitheater. In this surviving sketch, Eakins organized the major compositional elements of the painting, the critical relationships between the light and dark tones, and the touches of bright red.

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Object Details

Title:

Sketch for "The Gross Clinic"

Date:

1875

Artist:

Thomas Eakins (American, 1844–1916)

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

26 x 22 inches (66 x 55.9 cm) Framed: 32 x 28 x 2 1/2 inches (81.3 x 71.1 x 6.4 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. Thomas Eakins and Miss Mary Adeline Williams, 1929

Accession Number:

1929-184-31

Geography:

Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

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