Quote#Work
On the lines of the mighty and simple strains dominating the…
Quote byThomas Eakins · 1844–1916
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "The Differential Action of Certain Muscles Passing More than One Joint," lecture, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia (1 May 1894).
English (original)
On the lines of the mighty and simple strains dominating the movement, and felt intuitively and studied out by him, the master artist groups with full intention, his muscular forms. No detail contradicts. His men and animals live. Such is the work of three or four modern artists. Such was the work of many an old Greek sculptor.
— Thomas Eakins
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