Riter Fitzgerald

Thomas Eakins, 1895

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Riter Fitzgerald, 1895. Oil on canvas.

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Oil on canvas · 193.7 × 163.2 cm · Art Institute of Chicago · Realism

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Museum title: Riter Fitzgerald
Artist: Thomas Eakins (American, 1844–1916)
Date: 1895
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 193.7 × 163.2 cm (76 1/4 × 64 1/4 in.)
Credit line: Friends of American Art Collection; Goodman Fund
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1844–1916

Realism c. 1840–late 1800s

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