Thomas Eakins
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Thomas Cowperthwait Eakins was an American realist painter, photographer, sculptor, and fine arts educator. He is widely acknowledged to be one of the most important American artists.
Eakins' 1902 Self portrait, now housed at the National Academy of Design in New York City
Eakins at age six
Thomas Eakins House at 1729 Mount Vernon Street, Philadelphia, in 1967. Benjamin Eakins, his father, added the 4th floor in 1874 as a studio for his son.
Max Schmitt in a Single Scull (1871), now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
Max Schmitt in a Single Scull is an 1871 oil-on-canvas painting by the American artist Thomas Eakins, Goodrich catalogue #44. It is in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Set o
Thomas Eakins
…works upon his return from Europe included a large group of rowing scenes, eleven oils and watercolors in all, of which the first and most famous is Max Schmitt in a Single Scull (1871; also known as The Champion Single Sculling). Both his subject and his technique drew attention. His selection of a contemporary sport was "a…
Detail of Schmitt. Note the riggers.
Schuylkill River Rowing Course (1872)
Max Schmitt (circa 1871)