Thomas Eakins - The Shell with Ears (1872)

Eakins was himself a rower, and on his return from school in Paris in 1870, he began painting a series of paintings about the modern sport of rowing. In 1872, he befriended the famous John and Bernard (Barney) Biglin when they went to Philadelphia to compete in the double shell throwing world championship. Eakins painted them several times over the next two years. Here, the brothers are practicing on the Schuylkill River in the early evening, in the shadow of the old Columbia railroad bridge. (Philadelphia Museum of Art - Oil on canvas, 61 x 91.4 cm)

About the artwork:

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