Thomas Cowperthwaite Eakins
(July 25, 1844 - June 25, 1916) |
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portraiture, genre, figure, marine subjects Art Work
| Name: |
Thomas Cowperthwaite Eakins |
| Gender: |
Male |
| Place of Birth: |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality: |
American |
| Birth: |
July 25, 1844 |
| Death: |
June 25, 1916 |
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Quick Facts
| Known For: |
portraiture, genre, figure, marine subjects |
| Medium: |
oil painting |
| Method: |
oil painting |
| Style: |
Realist |
| Fine Art Profession(s): |
Painter
Photojournalist
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Biography
| Thomas Eakins was born in 1844. He studied art at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art and the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In addition to his artistic studies, he pursued anatomy at the Jefferson Medical School. Eakins is one of America's best Realist artists, specifying in portraiture and figurative subjects such as the Gross Clinic. This painting depicts the surgeon Samuel Gross, at work with students quietly observing. He also painted in the modern genre and sports subjects, including a boxing series done in the 1890s. Eakins' scientific study in the mechanics of nature provided him with precise information applied to his technique. |
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