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Thomas Eakins

American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1844–1916 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Born July 25, 1844 in Philadelphia; died June 25, 1916 in Philadelphia. 7 works on this site, dated 1871–1899: 4 paintings, 2 photographs, 1 drawing & watercolour.

Movements on Wikidata: French Realism.

Colour fingerprint

Every work's palette as a column, oldest on the left; the height of each colour is its share of the image. Click a column to open the work.

Grey 31% · Black 28% · Brown 24% · Gold & ochre 10% · Blue 4% · White & cream 3%

Closest colour mix among the artists here: Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, Alfred Stieglitz, Eugène Delacroix, John Singleton Copley, Théodore Rousseau.

Recurring themes: Portraits (3), Rivers and lakes (2), Music and dance (1), Seascapes and the coast (1), Boats and ships (1)

Works

The Champion Single Sculls (Max Schmitt in a Single Scull) Thomas Eakins, 1871

Study for "William Rush Carving His Allegorical Figure of the Schuylkill River" Thomas Eakins, 1876–77

Riter Fitzgerald Thomas Eakins, 1895

Portrait of Mary Adeline Williams Thomas Eakins, 1899

[Thomas Eakins and John Laurie Wallace on a Beach] Thomas Eakins, ca. 1883

Two Pupils in Greek Dress Thomas Eakins, 1883

The Dancing Lesson Thomas Eakins, 1878

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