Late 19th Century American Realist Painters

Thomas Eakins

  Realism is really hard but i think he didn't know what does hard means. The technique that he had was really good because in order to paint something like that you need the perfect shades of the human body, the brightness and the contrast of the light and he did now how to do that, you can prove it in his self-portrait. Now with his painting "The Gross Clinic" he framed his name in the history of the most talented of all time, you can see the expression of the doctor very clear and the shades in half of his face, the other medics really focused in their job and the expectators surprised about the situation, its a very tough work! I also liked a lot the painting "Sailing" I think it represent the mind of Eakins that was open-mind and not afraid of showing his artworks, how the light enters from one side, the sea very calm and the man enjoying what he was living. 

Winslow Homer

  Homer's style was simplier than Eakins'. I'm not completely sure if I like it because, Homer had great ideas but  I didn't like his technique or style so much because it's less detailed in other words, more simple from the others artists. His vision was amazing he could project his ideas clearly but I insist that his technique wasn't so good. I think his best painting is "Snap the whip" I liked the idea of the kids playing because represent the freedom and innocence that they have and this painting have more details and it seems that have more life that others paintings. 

John Singer Sargent

  Sargent's ability was pretty good! It's obvious he was one of the greatest portrait painters that were in the that time but he also had good works! I really liked the reliefs that he did, "Glaciar Streams", "Mountain streams, Tyrol" were two beautiful paintings! Sargent is a good realism artist but I think that Eakins is better because Eakins had better details and control of the light and shades of the human body. 

Check-out this drawings, hopefully one day she turns into the new Sargent or Eakins :)
http://magove.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d5h0mbc