Tennis Tournament, 1920

Not on View

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 149.8 x 167.6 cm (59 x 66 in.)

Credit Line

Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon

Accession Number

1983.1.5

Artists / Makers

George Bellows (painter) American, 1882 - 1925

Image Use

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Provenance

The artist [1882-1925]; by inheritance to his wife, Emma S. Bellows [1884-1959]; her estate; purchased July 1969 through (H.V. Allison & Co., New York) by Paul Mellon, Upperville, Virginia; gift 1983 to NGA.

Associated Names

Mellon, Paul

Exhibition History

1969: George Bellows, H.V. Allison & Co., New York, 1969, no. 7, cover repro.

1986: Gifts to the Nation: Selected Acquisitions from the Collections of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1986, unnumbered checklist, repro.

1991: Sport in Art from American Museums, The National Art Museum of Sport [inaugural exhibition], Indianapolis; Phoenix Art Museum; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; IBM Gallery of Science and Art, New York, 1991-1992, no. 36, repro.

2000: George Bellows in Newport and Beyond, Newport Art Museum, 2000.

2012: George Bellows, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2012-2013, pl. 45 (shown only in New York).

Bibliography

1971: Braider, Donald. George Bellows and the Ashcan School of Painting. New York, 1971: 121.

1973: Young, Mahonri Sharp. The Eight. New York, 1973: 126, color pl. 53.

1988: Wilmerding, John. American Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Art. Rev. ed. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1988: 20, repro.

1991: Rhodes, Reilly, ed. Sport in Art from American Museums. Exh. cat. The National Museum of Sport, New York, 1991: no. 36.

1992: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 32, repro.

1995: Clark, Carol, and Allen Guttmann. "Artists and Athletes." Journal of Sports History 22 (Summer 1995): 105-107, repro.

2009: Peck, Glenn C. "Bellows and the Casino at Newport," George Bellows' Catalogue Raisonné. H.V. Allison & Co., 2009. Online resource, URL: http://www.hvallison.com. Accessed 16 August 2016.