Delphi Complete Paintings of Thomas Eakins

by Peter Russell, Thomas Eakins, Delphi Classics (Editor)

Thomas Eakins is now widely acknowledged as one of the most important American artists, though during his lifetime he was a controversial figure whose work received little recognition. He worked exactingly from life, choosing as his subject the people of his hometown of Philadelphia. He produced several hundred portraits, usually of friends, family members, or prominent people in the arts and sciences, carrying the tradition of nineteenth century Realism to perhaps its highest achievement. His art was never compromised by the need to flatter patrons or sitters, and honesty was his only policy. His work served as an impetus for the burst of realism in American painting during the early years of the twentieth century, especially in the work of George Bellows and his circle. Delphi’s Masters of Art Series presents the world’s first digital e-Art books, allowing readers to explore the works of great artists in comprehensive detail. This volume presents Eakins’ complete paintings, with concise introductions, hundreds of high quality images and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)

* The complete paintings of Thomas Eakins – over 750 images, fully indexed and arranged in chronological and alphabetical order
* Includes reproductions of rare works
* Features a special ‘Highlights’ section, with concise introductions to the masterpieces, giving valuable contextual information
* Enlarged ‘Detail’ images, allowing you to explore Eakins’ celebrated works in detail, as featured in traditional art books
* Hundreds of images in colour – highly recommended for viewing on tablets and smartphones or as a valuable reference tool on more conventional eReaders
* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the paintings
* Easily locate the artworks you wish to view
* Includes Eakins’ drawings and sculptures – explore the artist’s varied works



The Highlights
The Champion Single Sculls (1871)
The Biglin Brothers Turning the Stake (1873)
The Gross Clinic (1875)
The Chess Players (1876)
The Fairman Rogers Four-in-Hand (1880)
Singing a Pathetic Song (1881)
Arcadia (1883)
Swimming (1885)
Portrait of Walt Whitman (1888)
The Agnew Clinic (1889)
Portrait of Miss Amelia Van Buren (1890)
The Concert Singer (1892)
Portrait of Maud Cook (1895)
Salutat (1898)
Self Portrait (1902)
William Rush and His Model (1908)

The Paintings
The Complete Paintings
Alphabetical List of Paintings

Other Artworks
List of Artworks

821 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 30, 2023

About the author

Peter Russell M.A., D.C.S., is a British author of ten books and producer of three films on consciousness, spiritual awakening and their role in the future development of humanity. He has designed and taught personal development programs for businesses, and has remained a popular public speaker.

In 1965 he was awarded an Open Exhibition to Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, to study Mathematics. In 1969, he gained a First Class Honours in Theoretical Physics and Experimental Psychology. He then went to Rishikesh, India, where he trained as a teacher of Transcendental Meditation under Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. In 1971, he gained a post-graduate degree in Computer Science. From 1971 to 1974, he studied for a Ph.D. on the psychophysiology of meditation at Bristol University.

Reviews

[Classic reverie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Though Thomas Eakins' character quite unusual, not uncommon for many artist which caused him to have several different scandals, that being said, I thought his paintings magnificent. His biography which is not included would be interesting.


"Eakins graduated on 11 July 1861, amidst the early stages of the American Civil War, but he chose not to enlist in the Union Army. Instead, his father established him in the family business of teaching calligraphy and inscribing documents. Less than a year after his graduation, he unsuccessfully applied for a position as an instructor of art and penmanship at his former High School. This daring act, at the age of eighteen, reveals Eakins’ determined and headstrong character — a trait that would apply to him all his life. Undaunted, he returned to the classroom as a student, enrolling at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia."

"After four years of study, he still felt that his education was incomplete. Though he could draw adeptly, he believed he still could not paint. Disappointed by the lack of professional instruction in America, he persuaded his father to fund his enrolment in Paris’ celebrated École des Beaux-Arts. Eakins promised that after a few years tutelage at the École, he would return home to support himself as an independent painter. In spite of his doubts, his father consented. In September 1866 Eakins sailed out of the New York harbor, bound for adventure in Europe at the age of twenty-two. In Paris he was stunned to learn that there were no vacancies at the École, as it had filled its quota of foreigners and there were already four Americans ahead of him on the waiting list. Once more undaunted, Eakins overtook the line of applicants, cutting short the French bureaucracy using a series of impressively lettered, yet empty envelopes, while feigning an ignorance of the French language. By October he had gained admission to the prestigious school, dishonestly, but assuredly."