Portrait of Elizabeth L. Burton
Thomas Eakins · 1905–1906 · Oil on canvas
Public domain
Marked Public Domain by the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
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About this picture
Portrait of Elizabeth L. Burton is a public-domain painting by Thomas Eakins, dated 1905–1906. Oil on canvas. The file comes from Minneapolis Institute of Art.
“Portrait of Elizabeth L. Burton” (1905–1906) 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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