Thomas Eakins

Leonard Baskin, artist

1922–2000

Thomas Eakins, 1964

Where object was made: United States

Material/technique: Rives copperplate paper; etching

Dimensions:
Plate Mark/Block Dimensions (Height x Width): plate 449 x 337 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 740 x 524 mm
Plate Mark/Block Dimensions (Height x Width): 17 11/16 x 13 1/4 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 29 1/8 x 20 5/8 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 32 x 24 in

Credit line: Museum purchase

Accession number: 1964.0007

Not on display

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Archive Label 2003:
In the traditions of both paintings and prints, portraits have been one way that artists pay homage to their mentors and artistic influences. Thomas Eakins was a realist painter and an important teacher in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Baskin acknowledges that Eakins’ “rugged honesty” in his art influenced Baskin’s own work. By creating an austere profile portrait against a dark background, Baskin defines Eakins as a distinguished artist and gentleman.