Of course, it is well to go abroad and see the works of the old masters, but Americans... must strike out for themselves, and only by doing this will we create a great and distinctly American art. — Thomas Eakins Copy Share Image
The big artist .. . keeps a sharp eye on Nature and steals her tools. — Thomas Eakins Copy Share Image
I once painted a concert singer and on the chestnut frame I carved the opening bars of Mendelssohn's Rest in the Lord. It was… — Thomas Eakins Copy Share Image
The brush is a more powerful and rapid tool than the point or the stump... the main thing that the brush secures is the… — Thomas Eakins Copy Share Image
When you first commence painting everything is a muddle. Even the commonest colors seem to have the devil in them. — Thomas Eakins Copy Share Image
My honors are misunderstanding, pesecution and neglect, enhanced because unsought. — Thomas Eakins Copy Share Image
Enthusiasm for one's goal lessens the disagreeableness of working toward it. — Thomas Eakins Copy Share Image
No man, and least of all myself, could ever disentangle the feelings that animated him. — Thomas Eakins Copy Share Image
I taught in the Academy from the opening of the schools until I was turned out, a period much longer than I should have… — Thomas Eakins Copy Share Image
A teacher can do very little for a pupil and should only be thankful if he don't hinder him, and the greater the master,… — Thomas Eakins Copy Share Image
I have never discovered that the nude could be studied in any way except the way I have adopted. All the muscles must be… — Thomas Eakins Copy Share Image
