-Find different elements (objects) in the painting
-Describe the rower. What did Eakins need to know in order to accurately draw and paint this man? (Understand human anatomy and be very observant to how the man moved as he rowed)
-How does Eakins show distance?
-How is watercolor different from oil paint in the way it is used and in the final appearance of the painting?
-In watercolor, artists sometimes purposely leave areas blank to reveal the color of the paper. Where do you see this?
-What compositions do we see here?
-Why might Biglin be the only rower depicted in this painting? (He is an individual- challenging himself as much as competing against others.)
The Champion Single Sculls (Max Schmitt in a Single Scull), 1871, Oil on canvas; 32 1/4 x 46 1/4 in. (Click on the image to view it larger)Here, in the first in a series of rowing scenes that he painted in the early 1870s, Eakins depicted his lifelong friend Max Schmitt, now an attorney and champion rower who had won an important race on Philadelphia's Schuylkill River in October 1870. As a sport, rowing was valued for its engagement of mind and body, for the discipline it required, and as a healthful antidote to increasing urban pressures, but it had been portrayed only in prints and illustrations in periodicals. Applying his characteristic narrative restraint to an unprecedented subject for painting, Eakins shows Schmitt pausing during a late-afternoon practice session while he himself rows a scull in the middle distance. Shaping his subtle story from detailed studies of individual elements, Eakins conjures both a particular moment and an iconic modern hero.
– How is this painting different from the one of John Biglin?
- How are the two paintings similar?
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