{"product_id":"portrait-of-a-gentleman-by-thomas-eakins","title":"Portrait of a Gentleman by Thomas Eakins","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"163\" data-end=\"208\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"167\" data-end=\"206\"\u003eThomas Eakins (American, 1844–1916)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"210\" data-end=\"343\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"210\" data-end=\"237\"\u003ePortrait of a Gentleman\u003c\/strong\u003e, 1870\u003cbr data-start=\"243\" data-end=\"246\"\u003eOil on canvas\u003cbr data-start=\"259\" data-end=\"262\"\u003e16¼ × 13 in.\u003cbr data-start=\"274\" data-end=\"277\"\u003eFrame: 21 × 18 in.\u003cbr data-start=\"295\" data-end=\"298\"\u003eSigned and dated upper right: \u003cem data-start=\"328\" data-end=\"341\"\u003eEakins 1870\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"345\" data-end=\"867\"\u003ePainted early in his career, this intimate portrait exemplifies Thomas Eakins’s deep commitment to psychological realism and his emerging mastery of form and light. The sitter, rendered against a subdued background, confronts the viewer with quiet intelligence and introspection. Eakins’s attention to the modeling of flesh tones and the subtle interplay of shadow across the face reveals his academic training in Paris under Jean-Léon Gérôme, as well as his growing interest in the unvarnished truth of human character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"869\" data-end=\"1306\"\u003eEakins rejected the sentimental idealism of his contemporaries, insisting instead on portraying his subjects with uncompromising honesty. His portraits—whether of family, friends, or professional peers—capture the inner life of the sitter as much as their outward likeness. This early work anticipates the directness and psychological depth that would define his later masterpieces, including \u003cem data-start=\"1262\" data-end=\"1280\"\u003eThe Gross Clinic\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"1285\" data-end=\"1303\"\u003eThe Agnew Clinic\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1308\" data-end=\"1537\"\u003eBy the time of his death, Eakins had established himself as one of America’s most influential realist painters and teachers, shaping generations of artists through his insistence that true art must engage both anatomy and soul.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anthonys Fine Art \u0026 Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46930259280108,"sku":null,"price":16975.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2013\/1449\/files\/793749965.587382.jpg?v=1772059290","url":"https:\/\/anthonysfineart.com\/products\/portrait-of-a-gentleman-by-thomas-eakins","provider":"Anthonys Fine Art \u0026 Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}