The Dancing Lesson
1878 · Watercolor on off-white wove paper
Dimensions 45.9 × 57.3 cm
Collection: Art Whisperer
This watercolor shows three male figures of different generations playing and responding to music. A framed copy of the famous photograph of Abraham Lincoln and his son Tad suggests the figures' familial relationships and emphasizes their emancipation. This watercolor gained Eakins his first award—a silver medal—at the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association exhibition in Boston in 1878.
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About this artwork
The Dancing Lesson (1878) by Thomas Eakins, watercolor on off-white wove paper, from the Art Whisperer collection.
About Thomas Eakins
Thomas Cowperthwait Eakins (July 25, 1844 – June 25, 1916) was an American realist painter, photographer,[1] sculptor, and fine arts educator. He is widely acknowledged to be one of the most important artists in American art history.
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