Study for "The Dancing Lesson": The Boy
Thomas Eakins
probably 1877
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 53.3 x 23.2 cm (21 x 9 1/8 in.) framed: 61.6 x 31 x 3.2 cm (24 1/4 x 12 3/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CAB
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Accession Number
1985.64.15
About the Artist
Thomas Eakins · 1844–1916
Thomas Eakins (1844-1916) was an American painter, photographer, and educator who carried 19th-century American Realism to its highest achievement. Based in Philadelphia throughout his life, he created uncompromising portraits and genre scenes that depicted American life with a scientific precision and psychological depth unprecedented in his time. Born into an educated Philadelphia family, Eakin...