SIGNED FIRST EDITION: Thomas Eakins: His Life and

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Lot number423
CategoryComics & Books
AuctionESTATE OF JUDITH HARRISON ADDIS
DateSeptember 24, 2026 at 6:00 PM EDT
Auction houseHeadley's Auctions
LocationWinchester, Virginia

Work by Lloyd Goodrich (1933) — Inscribed by the Author to American Artist Virginia McCall. Historically significant first edition copy of Thomas Eakins: His Life and Work by celebrated art historian Lloyd Goodrich. Published in 1933 by the Whitney Museum of American Art, this monumental work stands as the first definitive biography and catalogue raisonné of the iconic American realist painter.This exceptional copy features a handwritten, dated presentation inscription on the front flyleaf from the author, Lloyd Goodrich, to Pennsylvania-born painter and illustrator Virginia Armitage McCall. Above the inscription, McCall’s own ownership signature notes her residence in Haverford, Pennsylvania.Inscription Reads:"To Virginia McCall / with all good wishes — / Lloyd Goodrich / October 16, 1963" The recipient of this presentation copy, Virginia Armitage McCall, was an accomplished American artist from Philadelphia. Known for her landscapes and figures, her works have been exhibited nationally and are held in prestigious collections, including the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA)—the very institution where Thomas Eakins famously taught

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