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Woman Reading

Susan Macdowell Eakins (? – ?)

A master of American Realism, Thomas Eakins captured everyday life and anatomical precision in works like 'The Gross Clinic' and 'Max Schmitt in a Single Scull', offering a profound glimpse into 19th-century society – discover his compelling art today.

Metropolitan Museum of Art (new york, United States of America)

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Susan Macdowell, a former student of Thomas Eakins’s at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, married him in 1884. Primarily a portraitist, she frequently depicted family members in interior settings. Her model here may have been her sister Elizabeth, whose future husband would appear as "The Thinker" in 1900 (17.172). The fan resting on the table reflects Susan Eakins’s interest in Japanese art, which is also signaled by the book of prints she holds in her husband’s portrait of her (23.139). After her marriage, Susan Eakins gave up painting to devote herself to assisting her husband and, later, establishing his reputation.

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Title: Woman Reading
Artist: Susan Macdowell Eakins
Year: 1879
Original dimensions: 97.0 x 71.0 cm
Format: Portrait
Copyright status: Under copyright
Where to see it: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Color hue: Blue-Violet to Rose
Color intensity: Monochromatic

Woman Reading

Susan Macdowell Eakins (? – ?)

Metropolitan Museum of Art (new york, United States of America)

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Susan Macdowell Eakins (? – ?)

Metropolitan Museum of Art (new york, United States of America)

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