Study for "William Rush Carving His Allegorical Figure of the Schuylkill River"
Thomas Eakins · 1876–77 · Oil on canvas mounted on board
Public domain
Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
Study for "William Rush Carving His Allegorical Figure of the Schuylkill River" is a public-domain painting by Thomas Eakins, dated 1876–77. Oil on canvas mounted on board. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“Study for "William Rush Carving His Allegorical Figure of the Schuylkill River"” (1876–77) 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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