The artwork named “Whistling for Plover,” was created by Thomas Eakins in 1874. This Realism genre painting is a watercolor on paper and measures 42.4 x 28.5 cm. It is currently housed in the Brooklyn Museum, New York City, NY, US.
The artwork depicts a solitary figure, presumably a hunter, crouched among the grassy marshlands with several plovers, a type of bird, lying nearby. The hunter is dressed in dark trousers and a light shirt, with a straw hat on his head, and is holding what appears to be a rifle. The expansive landscape behind him stretches out into the horizon, with faint indications of other figures and structures in the distance, suggesting a vast open space. The setting is serene and captures a moment of stillness and solitude within nature. The detailed and realistic representation of both the hunter and the environment reflects Eakins’ meticulous attention to the nuances of everyday life.
