Harvard Art Museums > 1997.212: Study of a Man Looking Down Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Study of a Man Looking Down (Attributed to Thomas Cowperthwait Eakins) , 1997.212,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/305813. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1997.212 People Attributed to Thomas Cowperthwait Eakins, American (Philadelphia, PA 1844 - 1916 Philadelphia, PA) Title Study of a Man Looking Down Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 19th-20th century Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/305813 Physical Descriptions Medium Black chalk, charcoal, and graphite on off-white laid paper Dimensions 37.8 x 19.4 cm (14 7/8 x 7 5/8 in.) other; upper sheet (upper sheet): 19 x 16.3 cm (7 1/2 x 6 7/16 in.) sheet; lower (lower sheet): 19.3 x 19.4 cm (7 5/8 x 7 5/8 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Jasper Deeter, Rose Valley PA, Gift to Thomas Suma, 1930. Deeter supposedly got the works from Eakins. Thomas Suma, Rose Valley PA, Gift of Jasper Deeter, 1930, Sold to M. R. Schweitzer, 1945. Suma received the works from Deeter in lieu of salary. His last name might have been "Summa." M. R. Schweitzer, Purchased from Thomas Suma, 1945, Sold to Adams Davidson Gallery, 1975. Adams Davidson Gallery, Washington DC, Purchased from M. R. Schweitzer, 1975, Sold to Seiden and De Cuevas, 1975. Purchased with the assistance of Dr. David Morowitz. Vermeer Associates Limited, Purchased from Adams Davidson Gallery, 1975, Sold to Harvard University Art Museums, 1997. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Director's Acquisition Fund and purchase through the generosity of an anonymous donor in honor of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Accession Year 1997 Object Number 1997.212 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description The drawing is composed of two sheets joined together horizontally. The sheets were reattached by the paper lab in August of 1975. Publication History David Sellin, The First Pose: 1876: Turning Point in American Art: Howard Roberts, Thomas Eakins, and a Century of Philadephia Nudes, W. W. Norton & Company (New York, NY, 1976) Ronald Onorato, "The Context of the Pennsylvania Academy: Thomas Eakins' Assistantship to Christian Schuessele", Arts Magazine (May 1979), vol. LIII, no. 9, p. 129, note 12 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
