The artwork entitled “Drawing The Icosahedron,” created by Thomas Eakins in 1859, belongs to the Realism art movement and falls under the genre of sketch and study.
The artwork presents a meticulously detailed geometric study of an icosahedron, a polyhedron with twenty identical triangular faces. It showcases Eakins’ technical proficiency in geometry and perspective. The icosahedron is depicted resting on a flat surface with precise shadowing to illustrate its three-dimensional form. Below the three-dimensional representation, a corresponding two-dimensional diagram is displayed, featuring interlocking polygons. The artwork is marked with the title “THE ICOSAHEDRON” and includes Eakins’ signature, exemplifying both artistic skill and scientific observation.
