Block, Siteadmin, SkipCaptcha, Upload, Automoderated users, delete, edit, Moderators, move, protect, rollback, Administrators
27,336
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 5:
Line 5: + + +
no edit summary
To further his studies in art, he went to France in 1866 and enrolled in the École des Beaux-Arts for three years, then going to Spain in 1869, where his studies were influenced by the 17th century paintings of [[Diego Velázquez]], [[José de Ribera]], and especially the Dutch painter [[Rembrant]]. Rejecting the European [[impressionists]], he preferred those who created a bold sense of life and applied that to his own, working in the oil medium.
To further his studies in art, he went to France in 1866 and enrolled in the École des Beaux-Arts for three years, then going to Spain in 1869, where his studies were influenced by the 17th century paintings of [[Diego Velázquez]], [[José de Ribera]], and especially the Dutch painter [[Rembrant]]. Rejecting the European [[impressionists]], he preferred those who created a bold sense of life and applied that to his own, working in the oil medium.
==Return to Philadelphia==
By 1870 Eakins was back in Philadelphia, creating his first portraits from his family members and those of his fiancée, Katherine Crowell. These portraits were domestic settings, involving children at play or pets, employing an exactness of color, expression, and mood. From there he would paint outdoor life and sports with a candid realism; his ''Max Schmitt in a Single Scull'' was a mastery of perspective, of light and shadow, and color and composition.
==Paintings==
==Paintings==