Thomas EakinsÉtats-Unis, 1844–1916Les Joueurs d'échecs
The Chess Players
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
Salle730New York, États-Unis
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- 26 sept. 2026
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About the painting
Les Joueurs d'échecs, est un tableau peint par Thomas Eakins en 1876. Il est conservé au Metropolitan Museum of Art à New York.
Le tableau présente une situation complexe, saisie par l'art du fils. Deux amis du père du peintre sont absorbés dans une partie d'échecs et ils sont observés, très attentivement, par le père du peintre lui-même, Benjamin.
Notice
- Numéro d’inventaire
- 81.14
What it shows
Au catalogue
Sources
- Metropolitan Museum of Art: the museum's own open data · obtenue il y a 5 jours
- Image : Metropolitan Museum of Art — Open Access (CC0)
Pendant ce temps, chez Thomas Eakins
La vie entière1870–1916 · Lieu de travail
Philadelphia
1874
Engaged to Kathrin Crowell
Eakins became engaged to Kathrin Crowell, the sitter of his first large portrait; the engagement lasted five years, until her death.
1875
Meets Susan Macdowell
At the Hazeltine Gallery, where “The Gross Clinic” was on show, Eakins met the 25-year-old Susan Macdowell, daughter of a Philadelphia engraver. Unlike many, she was impressed by the painting and went to study with him at the Academy for six years, winning the Mary Smith Prize for the best painting by a woman student.
1876
Centennial Exhibition: “The Gross Clinic” rejected
The committee of the Centennial Exhibition rejected “The Gross Clinic” for the Art Gallery — it was shown in an exhibit of a U.S. Army Post Hospital — while “The Chess Players” was accepted, much admired and praised by critics. One reviewer knew of nothing greater ever executed in America, but the blood on the canvas troubled the public, and the college finally bought the picture for just $200.
1876
Begins teaching at the Pennsylvania Academy
After the Academy's new building designed by Frank Furness opened, Eakins returned to teach there, at first as a volunteer; in 1878 he became a salaried professor.
