Mending the Net

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Mending the Net

1881

Thomas Eakins (American, 1844–1916)

Over the landscape he had painted on his canvas, Eakins projected his selected photographic studies, one-by-one, to mark the positions and salient details of each figure or element of the composition. Oil sketches made on-site served as notes to indicate the original colors of every component. Toning glazes consolidated the whole into a thoroughly convincing scene of the awakening respect two children experienced before the quiet devotion of fishermen practicing their craft.

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Object Details

Title:

Mending the Net

Date:

1881

Artist:

Thomas Eakins (American, 1844–1916)

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

32 1/8 x 45 1/8 inches (81.6 x 114.6 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. Thomas Eakins and Miss Mary Adeline Williams, 1929

Accession Number:

1929-184-34

Geography:

Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

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