Study for "Swimming"
Thomas Eakins · July 1884 · Platinum print
Public domain
Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
Study for "Swimming" is a public-domain photograph by Thomas Eakins, dated July 1884. Platinum print. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“Study for "Swimming"” (July 1884) is something Eakins wanted observed rather than idealized: a body, a boat, a clinic, studied with anatomy and sometimes with photographs.
About the artist
Thomas Eakins (1844–1916) was an American painter in Philadelphia who studied anatomy and used photographs as working tools. Rowing, surgery, and portrait were subjects he wanted observed, not idealized.
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