This was painted around the time when photography was in its infancy. But the emotion that comes from this pose and lighting is truly ahead of its time.
The Thinker (Portrait of Louis N. Kenton), 1900
Thomas Eakins (American, 1844–1916)
Oil on canvas; 82 x 42 in. (208.3 x 106.7 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1917 (17.172)









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