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Inscription

lower left: Geo Bellows

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Provenance

The artist [1882-1925]; by inheritance to his wife, Emma S. Bellows [1884-1959]; purchased 3 February 1945 through (H.V. Allison & Co., New York) by Chester Dale [1883-1962], New York; bequest 1963 to NGA.

Exhibition History

1911
Collection of Pictures and Sculpture in the Pavilion of the United States of America, Roman Art Exposition, Rome, 1911, no. 135.
1912
One Hundred and Seventh Annual Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, 1912, no. 57.
1914
The MacDowell Club, New York, 1914 [according to the artist's record book].
1915
Department of Fine Arts, Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto, 1915, no. 82.
1931
Important Paintings by George Wesley Bellows, Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, Ohio, 1931, no. 268.
1944
Paintings by George Bellows, H.V. Allison & Co., New York, 1944, unnumbered checklist.
1946
George Bellows: Paintings, Drawings and Prints, Art Institute of Chicago, 1946, no. 8, repro.
1957
George Bellows: A Retrospective Exhibition, National Gallery of Art, January-February 1957, no. 15, repro.
1957
Paintings by George Bellows, Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, Ohio, March-April 1957, no. 12.
1965
The Chester Dale Bequest, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1965, unnumbered checklist.

Bibliography

1929
Bellows, Emma S. The Paintings of George Bellows. New York, 1929:repro. 17
1962
Cairns, Huntington, and John Walker, eds., Treasures from the National Gallery of Art, New York, 1962: 174, color repro.
1965
Paintings other than French in the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 49, repro.
1969
Young, Mahonri Sharp. "George Bellows: Master of the Prize Fight." Apollo 89 (February 1969):135, repro.
1970
American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 16, repro.
1971
Baigell, Matthew. A History of American Painting. New York, 1971:184, repro.
1971
Braider, Donald. George Bellows and the Ashcan School of Painting. New York, 1971: 54,67
1980
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 27, repro.
1980
Wilmerding, John. American Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Art. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1980: 17, 146, repro.
1981
Williams 1981, repro. 201, 202, 205.
1984
Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 572, no. 871, color repro.
1988
Wilmerding, John. American Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Art. Rev. ed. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1988: 168, repro.
1990
Kelly, Frankin. "George Bellows' Shore House." Studies in the History of Art 37 (1990): 131, repro. no. 19.
1992
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 29, repro.
1992
Timeline: A Publication of the Ohio Historical Society. October-December 1992:19, repro.
2004
Hand, John Oliver. National Gallery of Art: Master Paintings from the Collection. Washington and New York, 2004: 404, no. 332, color repro.

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