Thomas Eakins was a man of great character. He was a man of iron will and his will was to paint and to carry out his life as he thought it should go. This he did. It cost him heavily, but in his works we have the precious result of his independence, his generous heart and his big mind. Eakins was a deep student of life and with a great love he studied humanity frankly. He was not afraid of what this study revealed to him. In the matter of ways and means of expression—the science of technique—he studied most profoundly as only a great master would have the will to study. His vision was not
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