DETAILS
- Artist
- Thomas Eakins
- Date
- 1873
- Location
- Cleveland Museum of Art
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THE ARTIST
Thomas Eakins
Thomas Eakins, a pioneering American realist, captured the vibrant intellectual and athletic life of late 19th-century Philadelphia, from rowing scenes to surgical amphitheaters.
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Mary Cassatt · 1873 · Art Institute of Chicago
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Alfred Sisley · 1873 · Art Institute of Chicago
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Claude Monet · 1873 · Art Institute of Chicago
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