Thomas Eakins
Antiquated Music (Portrait of Sarah Sagehorn Frishmuth)
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This painting is rose pink, olive green and pearl, and a cheap copy flattens the satin. Our Eakins Concert Singer print was graded from a high-resolution master so the pink gown keeps its glow.
Canvas, framed or paper
Stretched canvas. Printed on cotton canvas and stretched taut over a frame. The edges are mirror-wrapped, so the picture continues around the sides and none of it is lost to the fold.
Framed canvas. The same canvas, set in a black, white, natural wood or dark wood frame 0.83 in deep. The frame gives the work a finished edge and a little more presence on the wall.
Framed print. Printed on fine art matte paper and framed in solid pine, behind shatterproof plexiglass, in black, white, natural wood or dark wood. It arrives ready to hang. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame.
Fine art print. Printed on 310gsm fine art matte paper, for framing your own way. It travels rolled and protected. From 18x24 inch.
Sizes
12x16 inch, 20x28 inch, 28x40 inch. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.
On your wall
Its tall shape suits a study, a hallway or a living room wall. The pinks and olive greens look rich with cream, slate and walnut, and a gold or dark walnut frame suits it.
About the painting
The Concert Singer by Thomas Eakins
Weda Cook
The singer is Weda Cook, a contralto from Camden. It was Eakins’s first full-length portrait of a woman, and it took him nearly two years.
The same phrase
He had her sing the same phrase again and again, “O rest in the Lord” from Mendelssohn’s Elijah, while he watched her mouth and throat. He carved its opening bars into the frame. A conductor’s hand and baton reach in at the lower left.
Never sold
Eakins asked $1,000 for it, later $5,000, but never sold it: “I have many memories of it, some happy, some sad.” His widow gave it to the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1929.
Read the story
A woman in a pink satin gown stands alone on a stage, singing. Roses lie at her feet. At the very edge of the picture, a hand holds a conductor's baton.
She is Weda Cook, a singer from Camden, New Jersey. Thomas Eakins began this portrait in 1890 and finished it in 1892. It was his first full-length portrait of a woman.
Again and again, he asked her to sing the same phrase, O rest in the Lord, from Mendelssohn's Elijah, while he watched her mouth and throat.
When it was done, he carved the opening bars of that song into the wooden frame.
The hand with the baton belongs to a real conductor, Charles Schmitz, who posed for it. The roses were brought fresh for each sitting by a sculptor who had fallen in love with her.
Eakins never sold the painting. In 1914 he wrote that he had many memories of it, some happy, some sad.
After he died, his widow gave it to the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Look at her throat, as she holds the note.
The Concert Singer. Thomas Eakins, 1890 to 1892.
How each piece is brought to life
Faithful to the original, and made to be felt on your wall.
Graded against the original
We compare every work with the original as we grade it, keeping the artist’s colours true while bringing back their depth and glow. Every mark stays the artist’s own.
Printed for you
Printed to order on cotton canvas or fine art paper, then framed if you chose a frame, in 1 to 3 business days.
On your wall
It arrives 5 to 12 business days later, tracked and free anywhere in the US. Framed pieces come ready to hang.
Questions
Is this the original painting?
No. The original hangs in a museum. What you receive is a fine art reproduction, remastered from the original and printed for you, with every mark where the artist left it.
Will the colour look flat?
This is where most reproductions disappoint, and it is where we spend the most time. Each work is graded side by side with the original: faithful to the artist’s colours, with the depth and warmth brought back, so it moves you on the wall the way it was meant to. Canvas reads a touch softer than a backlit screen, and every screen shows colour a little differently.
Will the edges be cropped?
Each size is a standard frame size, so we fit the painting by trimming a little from its edges. We never stretch or squash it, and we check every size by eye so no face, figure or signature is cut. On canvas the edges are mirror-wrapped, which keeps the whole picture on the front.
Which size is right for my wall?
Aim for about two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it. Over a sofa or a sideboard, one of the two largest sizes will hold the wall. The size guide lists every size in inches and centimetres, with the kind of wall each one suits.
How long does it take?
Your piece is printed in 1–3 business days, then spends 5–12 business days in transit, tracked all the way. Delivery is free anywhere in the US. We are unable to deliver to PO boxes.
What if it arrives damaged?
Send us a photograph and we will remake it and send it again. There is nothing to return.
Can I return it?
Yes, within 30 days of delivery. Our returns policy has the details.
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Printed to order
Graded against the original, then printed for you on cotton canvas or fine art paper in 1–3 business days.
The whole painting
Every mark is the artist’s own, and canvas edges are mirror-wrapped so the whole picture stays on the front.
Free US shipping
On every order, tracked, 5–12 business days in transit.
30-day returns
Returns and exchanges within 30 days of delivery.
