Thomas Eakins

American | 1844 - 1916

Thomas Eakins was an American painter who was born in 1844. Their work is currently being shown at multiple venues like San Diego Museum of Art (SDMA). Numerous key galleries and museums such as The Metropolitan Museum of Art have featured Thomas Eakins's work in the past.Thomas Eakins's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 15 USD to 5,383,500 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 5,383,500 USD for Cowboys in the Badlands, sold at Christie's New York in 2003. Thomas Eakins has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for Daily Art Magazine in June 2025. The artist died in 1916.

Artist's alternative names: Thomas Cowperthwait Eakins

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Rear Admiral Charles Dwight Sigsbee - Thomas Eakins

Rear Admiral Charles Dwight Sigsbee ,1903

By Thomas Eakins

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Cowboys in the Badlands ,1888

By Thomas Eakins

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Mrs. Anna A. Kershaw ,1903

By Thomas Eakins

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The Agnew Clinic

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Goodrich, Lloyd ,1982

By Thomas Eakins

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TWO STUDENTS IN CLASSICAL COSTUME IN EAKINS STUDIO - Thomas Eakins

TWO STUDENTS IN CLASSICAL COSTUME IN EAKINS STUDIO ,2002

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Current Exhibitions

Playing to Our Strengths: Highlights from the Permanent Collection

Addison Gallery of American Art

Andover | Massachusetts | USA

Feb 01,2025 - Jul 31,2025

Selections from the Permanent Collection 1850-1950

Taubman Museum of Art

Roanoke | Virginia | USA

Sep 24,2021 - Sep 21,2025

Rhode Island Coaches: In the Eye of Thomas Eakins & Contemporaries

The Redwood Library & Athenaeum

Newport East | Rhode Island | USA

May 16,2025 - Oct 31,2025

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Articles

Daily Art Magazine 15/06/2025

Thomas Eakins was one of the greatest Realist painters of 19th-century America. Wrestlers explores the interesting dynamic between sports and sexualities.

Daily Art Magazine 09/06/2025

Nudity started being an important subject in art in ancient Greece. The male body was celebrated at sports competitions or religious festivals, it was seen as a symbol of the best aspects of humanity.

Daily Art Magazine 09/06/2025

According to the famous poster by Guerrilla Girls, 85% of nudes in Western art history are of women.

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鈥� ..While his rowing paintings and swimming images were each the focus of special exhibitions, no show has ever been devoted to the varied array of sporting images Eakins depicted... 鈥�
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art