Thomas Eakins (1844-1916) and the Heart of American Life - Hardcover

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9781855140950: Thomas Eakins (1844-1916) and the Heart of American Life

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ISBN 10: 1855140950 ISBN 13: 9781855140950

Publisher: National Portrait Gallery Publications, 1993

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At first glance, Eakins' luminous and "consummate realist" paintings appear to be calm, dignified, and even clinical, but in fact, they are brilliantly nuanced, moody, and alive with conflict and contrast. Eakins' turbulent career was explored with great candor and detail in William Innes Homer's fine 1992 biography, but this volume's set of essays and lush reproductions further extends our understanding of the relationship between Eakins' personality and his work. Both commentary and plates focus strictly on Eakins' portraits, inspiring discussions that embrace not only Eakins' aesthetics and deliberate defiance of the conventions of portraiture, but also his interpretations of relationships and social mores. Essay topics include the "tensions of biography and art" in Eakins' paintings; how his work relates to the work of his European contemporaries; Eakins' pioneering use of photography; and the critical reception of his work, both during his lifetime and posthumously. The catalog portion covers some 50 works. Donna Seaman

From Library Journal:

Eakins's subjects gaze intently at the world before them and, even more so, at their inner visions. These are the "warts and all" of the soul of Philadelphia society in the aftermath of the Civil War. Published on the occasion of a unique show at the National Portrait Gallery in London, the first there of a "great foreign artist who did not practise in (indeed never visited) this country," this work is the most complete study available of a provocative and penetrating genius. It combines the talents and insights of 30 Eakins scholars in its examination of the paintings and in recently rediscovered photographs by the artist. The discussion of Eakins's great interest in photography and its impact upon his work provides an added dimension to these insights. With excellent illustrations and an extensive bibliography, this scholarly work is an outstanding resource for all art libraries.
- Paula Frosch, Metropolitan Museum of Art Lib., New York
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