#thomas eakins

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The Swimming Hole (1884-85), Thomas Eakins

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The Swimming Hole (1884-1885) and Thomas Eakins and students, swimming nude (c. 1883) both credited to Thomas Eakins. The Swimming Hole (also known as Swimming and The Old Swimming Hole) is an 1884–85 painting by the American artist Thomas Eakins. In this work, Eakins took advantage of an exception to the generally prudish Victorian attitude to nudity: swimming naked was widely accepted, and for males was seen as normal, even in public spaces. Eakins made several on-site oil sketches and photographic studies before painting The Swimming Hole. It is unknown whether the photographs were taken before the oil sketches were produced or vice versa (or, indeed, whether they were created on the same day).

The nature of Eakins' sexuality and its impact on his art is a matter of intense scholarly debate. Strong circumstantial evidence points to discussion during Eakins's lifetime that he had homosexual tendencies, and there is little doubt that he was attracted to men,lgbt as evidenced in his photography, and three major paintings where male buttocks are a focal point: The Gross Clinic, Salutat, and The Swimming Hole. The last, in which Eakins appears, is increasingly seen as sensuous and autobiographical. (Source: Wikipedia)

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Thomas Eakins, The Champion Single Sculls North American, United States, 1871 Oil on canvas, overall: 81.9 x 117.5 cm

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Thomas Eakins - "Starting Out After Rail"

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🎨 by Thomas Eakins. Also known as The Swimming Hole and The Swimmers. This painting was painted using the pictures of his art students bathing in the nude.

1884: commissioned by Edward Hornor Coates He did not accept the painting and it stayed in possession of the artist.

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Thomas Eakins

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THOMAS EAKINS / "WRESTLERS" / 1899 [oil on canvas | 122.8 x 152.4 cm.]

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Students bathing by Thomas Eakins / 1883