Thomas Eakins
Thomas Eakins
Thomas Cowperthwait Eakinswas an American realist painter, photographer, sculptor, and fine arts educator. He is widely acknowledged to be one of the most important artists in American art history...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionArtist
Date of Birth25 July 1844
CountryUnited States of America
Thomas Eakins quotes about
teacher being-thankful littles
A teacher can do very little for a pupil and should only be thankful if he don't hinder him, and the greater the master, mostly the less he can say.
eye thinking brain
Strain your brain more than your eye.
goal enthusiasm
Enthusiasm for one's goal lessens the disagreeableness of working toward it.
honor neglect misunderstanding
My honors are misunderstanding, pesecution and neglect, enhanced because unsought.
thinking expression bars
I once painted a concert singer and on the chestnut frame I carved the opening bars of Mendelssohn's Rest in the Lord. It was ornamental unobtrusive and to musicians I think it emphasized the expression of the face and pose of the figure.
eye brain limits
Strain your brain more than your eye... You can copy a thing to a certain limit. Then you must use intellect.
way muscles adopted
I have never discovered that the nude could be studied in any way except the way I have adopted. All the muscles must be pointed out. To do this all the drapery must be removed.
keeps nature steals
The big artist keeps an eye on nature and steals her tools.