Detail View: The AMICA Library: The Champion Single Sculls (Max Schmitt in a Single Scull)
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.34.92
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Paintings
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Creator Name:
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Eakins, Thomas
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Creator Role:
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Artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1844-1916
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Thomas Eakins
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Title:
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The Champion Single Sculls (Max Schmitt in a Single Scull)
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View:
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Detail
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Creation Date:
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1871
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Creation Start Date:
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1871
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Creation End Date:
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1871
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Materials and Techniques:
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Oil on canvas
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Dimensions:
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32 1/4 x 46 1/4 in. (81.9 x 117.5 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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34.92
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Credit Line:
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Purchase, The Alfred N. Punnett Endowment Fund and George D. Pratt Gift, 1934
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Rights:
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Context:
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Shortly after his return from studies in Europe in July 1870, Eakins began to paint rowing pictures. This work is among the most celebrated of those painted between 1870 and 1874. It depicts Eakins's boyhood friend Max Schmitt (1843-1900), a champion oarsman, in a shell on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. Eakins depicted himself in the distant boat, rowing away from Schmitt. The bridges behind the rowers can be identified as the Girard Avenue Bridge and the Connecting Railroad Bridge, respectively. It is believed that this work commemorates Max Schmitt's victory in a single-scull competition on October 5, 1870. A number of drawings for various parts of this composition exist. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.ap34.92.AV1.tif
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