Thomas Eakins - [Nude Men in the Garden], Thomas Eakins

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Thomas Eakins - [Nude Men in the Garden], Thomas Eakins

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Thomas Eakins (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1844–1916 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Thomas Eakins (July 25, 1844 – June 25, 1916) - American realist painter, photographer, and sculptor, born in Philadelphia, a pioneer in the field of photography. He was one of the first artists to use photography as a tool for studying the human form and movement. He took photographs of his students and used them as references for his paintings, drawings, and sculptures. Eakins is best known for his portraits, figure paintings, and illustrations of sporting events, particularly rowing. He died in 1916.

Thomas Cowperthwait Eakins (July 25, 1844 – June 25, 1916) was an American realist painter, photographer, sculptor, and fine arts educator. He is widely acknowledged to be one of the most important artists in American art history. Eakins was in the vanguard of young painters who shifted the focus of American art from landscape to the figural subjects favored in Europe.

Large collection of erotic art

Erotic photography dates back to the early days of photography in the 19th century. There were a number of photographers who specialized in producing erotic images in the 19th century, including Félicien Rops, Édouard-Henri Avril, and Alphonse Eugène Lumière. These photographers often used allegorical or symbolic imagery to depict sexual themes, as overt displays of sexuality were not socially acceptable at the time. Félicien Rops was a Belgian artist who produced a number of highly stylized and provocative images featuring women in various states of undress. These images were popular with collectors and were widely exhibited in galleries and salons. Édouard-Henri Avril was a French photographer who produced a series of highly stylized and erotic images featuring women in various states of undress. These images were popular with collectors and were widely exhibited in galleries and salons. Alphonse Eugène Lumière was a French photographer who produced a number of erotic photographs, many of which featured his wife, Bibi, as the model. Lumière's photographs were known for their playful and lighthearted approach to sexuality and were widely exhibited in galleries and salons. In the 1920s, Adolfo Camarillo, a Mexican photographer, produced a series of highly stylized and provocative images featuring women in various states of undress. These images were popular with collectors and were widely exhibited in galleries and salons. Jacques-Henri Lartigue was a French photographer who produced a number of erotic photographs, many of which featured his wife, Bibi, as the model. Lartigue's photographs were known for their playful and lighthearted approach to sexuality and were widely exhibited in galleries and salons. Alfred Stieglitz is also known for his photographs of nudes. Stieglitz's photographs of nudes are notable for their honesty and their ability to capture the beauty and complexity of the human form. It is not uncommon for image recognition software to make errors or have difficulty accurately identifying the subjects of a photograph. We are doing our best to remove false-positive results, but some of the images in this collection may not be "erotic photographs" but they sure look as such to AI vision algorithms.

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1880 - 1900
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
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