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Thomas Eakins's portrait of Robert C. Ogden, one of two works by the artist that the Hirshhorn sold at Christie's

Thomas Eakins Auction Action: 1989–1998 No Green Shoots at American Auctions in New York Hirshhorn to Deaccession Nine Works, Including Three By Eakins AAMD Lets Denver’s Partial Deaccession Slide Eakins Painting Will Stay in Philadelphia The Week That Was (July 4 – July 11, 2008) Denver Art Museum Deal Questioned

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William Rush and His Model sold Wednesday for $122,500, slightly more than its pre-sale estimate. A portrait of Robert C. Ogden sold for $338,500, below its estimate. A third painting by the 19th-century American realist artist, Portrait of Mrs. Charles L. Leonard, had been estimated to bring up to $150,000 but failed to find a buyer.

The museum decided to sell the three paintings to raise money for its acquisition fund. The works haven't been exhibited at the Hirshhorn since 1977.