Starting Out After Rail
1874 · Oil on canvas · Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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About this work
- Artist
- Thomas Eakins (1844–1916)
- Year
- 1874
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 61.6 × 50.5 cm
- Collection
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Movement
- Realism
Two hunters sail a small boat with a big white sail across the wide, sparkling Delaware River, heading for the marshes where rail birds are shot at high tide. Eakins painted the sailing and hunting life of the Philadelphia rivers in the 1870s with the same care he gave his rowing pictures. This one is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
A bright sailing scene in blue, gold and white for a living room, study or lake house in a dark wood frame. It suits white or pale blue walls and is a good gift for a sailor.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Realism painting
- Era
- 19th century (1874)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Mood
- dramatic, moody
- Rooms
- living room, study or library, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; dark wood warms it.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
The Madten promise
An exhibition poster
The same artwork as a gallery exhibition poster — title, artist & date typeset beneath the image on a soft ground.
