Knitting
Thomas Eakins · Modeled 1882–83, cast c. 1886 · Painted plaster
Public domain
Marked public domain (CC0) by the Art Institute of Chicago.
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About this picture
Knitting is a public-domain photograph by Thomas Eakins, dated Modeled 1882–83, cast c. 1886. Painted plaster. The file comes from Art Institute of Chicago.
“Knitting” (Modeled 1882–83, cast c. 1886) 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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