Ghost of Sergeant Pelly

1918

George Bellows

Artist, American, 1882 - 1925

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    charcoal, gray wash, and graphite with brush and black ink on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Alexandra and Michael N. Altman

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 45.72 x 59.37 cm (18 x 23 3/8 in.)

  • Accession

    2011.65.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(H.V. Allison & Co., New York); (Sid Deutsch Gallery, New York, 1980); (Sotheby's, New York, 1994); Michael Altman, New York; gift to NGA, 2011.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower center in brush and black ink: Geo Bellows-; in graphite on origianl backing: The Ghost of Sergeant Pelly / by Geo Bellows / Pub apr 26/19; in graphite on original backing by unknown hand: The fight, with guns, grenades and rocks with whatever came nearest / to hand. They set their teeth in the flesh of the enemy.

Wikidata ID

Q64571219

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