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Thomas Eakins
1844-1916
American Realist Painter
One of the Greatest Painters Of All Time
Education - Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
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The intense passion for his subjects is what motivated, Thomas Eakins to paint. His figures express unstructured, somber composure and his portraits are thoughtful, exploratory and intense. The psychological aspect of his work is no less remarkable then the technical. Thomas Eakins once stated "The big artist keeps an eye on nature and steals her tools." Thomas Eakins 19th Century Realist Style According to art historian, Richard Muther Ph.D. "Realism was the product of a positive and worldly epoch which expressed itself in epic, never in lyrical strains. A clear eye was considered sufficient, and feeling could be dispensed with. Passionless and in the same attitude of science to nature, painting wished to conquer by means of the eye alone." Realism painters favor nature, figurative compositions, landscapes, seascapes, and still-life's. It is school of painting so varied that it is impossible to generalize. Gustave Courbet, asserted "The big artist keeps an eye on nature and steals her tools." Some Realist painters such as George Caleb Bingham shunned idealization and theatrical romanticizing while Jacques-Louis David reveled in it. Different types of realism include - Classical Realism, Fantastic Realism, Social Realism, Heroic Realism and modern Photorealism. Realist painters were generally narrative.
Characteristics and Descriptive Words and Phrases associated with Realist painting - revolution, poverty, social realist, figurative compositions, landscapes, seascapes, still-life, social issues, vulgar, rural bourgeoisie, peasants, Classical Realism, Fantastic Realism, Social Realism, Heroic Realism, Photorealism, Realist, narrative
Important Realist Painters
John James Audubon (1785 -1851) American
George Bellows (1882 - 1925) American
George Catlin (1796-1872) American
George Caleb Bingham (1811-1879) American
John Copley (1738-1815) American
Gustave Courbet (1819 - 1877) French
acques-Louis David, (1748-1825) French
Honoré Daumier (1808 - 1879) French
Thomas Eakins (1844-1916) American
James Peale (1749-1831) American
Remington (1866-1909) American
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