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Le Champion d'aviron (Max Schmitt à l'aviron)

Thomas Eakins American
1871
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 763
De retour à Philadelphie en 1870, après des études en Europe, Thomas Eakins entreprit une série de tableaux sur l’aviron. Celui-ci est la première œuvre importante de la série et sa toile la plus acclamée à ce jour. Il commémore probablement la victoire de Max Schmitt, procureur et sportif amateur, au terme d’une importante course qui se déroula en octobre 1870 sur la rivière Schuylkill. Fervent avironneur, Eakins s’est représenté lui-même à bord d’un scull, au second plan. La composition obéit aux principes académiques défendus par son principal professeur à Paris : Jean–Léon Gérôme.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre:
    Le Champion d'aviron (Max Schmitt à l'aviron)
  • Artiste:
    Thomas Eakins, Américain, 1844–1916
  • Date:
    1871
  • Technique:
    Huile sur toile
  • Dimensions:
    81,9 x 117,5 cm
  • Crédits:
    Achat, The Alfred N. Punnett Endowment Fund et don de George D. Pratt, 1934
  • Accession Number:
    34.92
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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