The Zither Player
Thomas Eakins · 1876 · Watercolor on cream wove paper
Public domain
Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
The Zither Player is a public-domain drawing by Thomas Eakins, dated 1876. Watercolor on cream wove paper. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“The Zither Player” (1876) 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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