Thomas Eakins by WILMERDING JOHN - 1993

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Smithsonian, 1993-11-17. Hardcover. Good.

Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Pres. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1995. 1st. hardcover. 4to, 212 pp. .

Good. Very good in a good dust jacket. Moderate rubbing to the dust jacket with small tears near the head and tail of the spine. The text appears to be free of marks. The binding is solid.

Smithsonian. Used - Very Good. 1993. Hardcover. 4to. Cloth, d.j. Some shelf-wear. Else clean copy. Very Good. (Subject: Art).

Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1993. Hardcover. VG/VG. Black cloth/color DJ. 212 pp. 49 color, 106 bw plates. Originally published in Great Britain, on the occasion of the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, London, from Oct. 8, 1993 to Jan. 23, 1994. In his lifetime, Eakins's artistic reputation suffered from his uncompromising attitude toward convention in art, teaching and society. Now he is acknowledged as one of the greatest of all American painters. Thomas Eakins assesses the full breadth of his genius in its American and European context. The turmoil of his career and his extraordinary authority as a painter are explored through his vivid and often haunting portraits of his family and contemporaries. Eakins's strong commitment to the development of a uniquely American art never wavered, although his painting was influenced and informed by his studies in Paris and his admiration for Velazquez and Ribera. He devoted his career to creating a penetrating series of… Read More