Eakins, Thomas (1844–1916). Painter, sculptor, and photographer
Principally a painter of portraits and *genre scenes, Eakins employed old master techniques to depict his modern world. Devoted to science as a tool of understanding, he nevertheless remained at heart a romantic, committed to beauty and the perplexities of human existence. In striving to understand the structure of the reality he depicted, Eakins methodically pursued studies in perspective and human anatomy. His convincing and affecting images show little regard for the period’s progressive artistic tendencies, such as impressionism. His most famous canvas, ... ...
Access to the complete content on Oxford Reference requires a subscription or purchase. Public users are able to search the site and view the abstracts and keywords for each book and chapter without a subscription.
Please subscribe or login to access full text content.
If you have purchased a print title that contains an access token, please see the token for information about how to register your code.
For questions on access or troubleshooting, please check our FAQs, and if you can''t find the answer there, please contact us.
