The Dancing Lesson
Thomas Eakins
1878
Medium
Watercolor on off-white wove paper
Dimensions
18 1/16 x 22 9/16 in. (45.9 x 57.3 cm)
Classification
Watercolor
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Fletcher Fund, 1925
Accession Number
25.97.1
Tags
Musical InstrumentsBoysMenDancingMusic
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...