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Thomas Eakins (1844–1916)
The Cello Player, 1896
Oil on canvas; 64 1/4 x 48 1/8 in. (163.2 x 122.2 cm)
Exposition Universelle, 1900
Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Joseph E. Temple Fund
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Music making, one of Eakins's favorite artistic themes, is here manifest in his image of Rudolf Hennig (1845–1904), a distinguished cellist who settled in Philadelphia after studying at the Leipzig Conservatory. When the Pennsylvania Academy purchased the painting shortly after its completion, Eakins split the $500 fee with Hennig. At the 1900 Exposition Universelle, Eakins received an honorable mention for this painting and for Salutat (1898; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts).
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