Monday, July 20, 2026

Charles Bregler


Finishing with an Eakins photo of Charles Bregler, a student who went on to a moderately successful career as a portraitist, but is best known for having collected a large body of Thomas Eakins' work, journals, and notes.  The collection is now at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.  The photo above is a likely reference to Flandrin, and below we see Mr. Bregler in his studio, 1895.




 

10 comments:

  1. Fantastic post today, Jerry!..as per usual. Love how our wavelengths sync up at timesđź’•bns

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  2. I really enjoyed this post, Jerry. I havexalways liked Eakins' works, and was surprised to learn he knew Muybridge. Thanks!

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  3. A colleague! I love drawing portraits!

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    1. Your portraits that I've seen have been quite good.

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  4. Year 1995 is incorrect; should be circa 1895. Bregler died in 1958.

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  5. This was excellent! I highly recommend The Revenge Of Thomas Eakins. A fascinating study of this brilliant and complicated man.

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