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Reading Boy, 1863 by Eastman Johnson is a genre-painting figurative artwork associated with the 19th century. The work centers on a human subject identified by the title, giving the image the immediacy and character of portraiture or observed everyday life. Johnson was an important American genre painter whose closely observed scenes of work, family and childhood preserve the texture of nineteenth-century daily life.

Offered as affordable reproduction wall art, this image can create a distinctive focal point in a living room, bedroom, dining room, office, library or entryway. Its distinctive composition can complement modern, traditional, transitional and eclectic interiors, while giving collectors and art lovers an accessible way to enjoy the work of Eastman Johnson.