Eakins byl označen jako ten, kdo „přinesl fotoaparát do amerického výtvarného studia“. [5 ] Během svého studia v zahraničí dostal možnost využívat fotografie u francouzských realistů, i když využití fotografie bylo stále odsuzováno jako…
Thomas Cowperthwait Eakins (/ ˈ eɪ k ɪ n z/; July 25, 1844 – June 25, 1916) was an American realist painter, photographer, [1 ] sculptor, and fine arts educator.
Thomas Eakins was a painter who carried the tradition of 19th-century American Realism to perhaps its highest achievement. He painted mainly portraits of his friends and scenes of outdoor sports, such as swimming and boating (e.g., Max…
"I never knew of but one artist, and this is Tom Eakins, who could resist the temptation to see what they think ought to be rather than what is." - Walt
Eakins was in the vanguard of young painters who would shift the focus of American art from landscape to the figural subjects favored by the European academies.
Eakins [íkinz] Thomas . 25. 7. 1844 až 25. 6. 1916, amer. malíř; autor dramatických, psychol. prohloubených portrétů ( Walt Whitman ), real. žánrů a výjevů z každodenního života. Výrazně ovlivnil amer.