DISCOVERART

Thomas Eakins

The Zither Player

1876
Watercolor on cream wove paper
29.8 × 25.2 cm (11.7 × 9.9 in)

SEE IT IN PERSON

Not currently on view

In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026

View at artic.edu ↗Plan a visit ↗

Discussion

Be the first to share your thoughts.

Sign in to join the discussion.

Community guidelines

More by Thomas Eakins

The Biglin Brothers Turning the StakeThe Biglin Brothers Turning the StakePortrait of Mary Adeline WilliamsPortrait of Mary Adeline WilliamsStudy for "William Rush Carving His Allegorical Figure of the Schuylkill River"Study for "William Rush Carving His Allegorical Figure of thMary MacdowellMary MacdowellRiter FitzgeraldRiter Fitzgerald[Woman in White Laced-bodice Dress in Studio of Thomas Eakins][Woman in White Laced-bodice Dress in Studio of Thomas Eakin[Woman Playing Cello][Woman Playing Cello]Edmund Quinn FencingEdmund Quinn Fencing

More like this

Scenes from Russian Folk LifeIgnatii Stepanovich Shchedrovskii — Scenes from Russian FolkA Friendly WarningThomas Hicks — A Friendly WarningCard Game at "le Père Martin"Adolphe-Félix Cals (French, 1810–1880) — Card Game at "le PèPortrait of the painter Eduardo Zamacois seated at a tableMariano Fortuny, 1838–1874 — Portrait of the painter EduardoScenes from Russian Folk LifeIgnatii Stepanovich Shchedrovskii — Scenes from Russian FolkSulkingEdgar Degas — SulkingBald Man Seated on Belongings (recto); Lady in a Yellow Gown (verso)George Cattermole — Bald Man Seated on Belongings (recto); LThe CobblersJohn Parker Davis (American, 1832–1910) — The CobblersThe SmokersLouis Léopold Boilly|Delpech — The SmokersA CobblerJean-François Rafaëlli — A CobblerThe CobblersJohn Parker Davis (American, 1832–1910) — The CobblersEmploymentCharles Samuel Keene — Employment