Introductions

1921

George Bellows

Associated Names
George Bellows

Artist, American, 1882 - 1925

This image depicts an indoor boxing scene with a referee and two boxers. The referee is standing on the left side of the ring, dressed in a vest, tie, and long-sleeved shirt, raising the arm of the winning boxer. The victorious boxer is on the right side of the ring, wearing boxing shorts, shoes, and gloves, while the defeated boxer sits slumped in the corner. A crowd of spectators is gathered outside the ring, with various individuals showing different levels of engagement with the match.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1956; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1963

  • Progress of An American Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1963

1977

  • American Lithographs from the Corcoran's Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1977, no. 29

1980

  • That’s Entertainment, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1980, no. 4

1981

  • The Common Touch, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1980-1981, no. 5

1989

  • Under Pressure: Western Printmaking from the 15th Century to the Present, Center for the Arts, Vero Beach, Florida, 1989; Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, 1990

2007

  • Impressionism, Realism, Modernism: Works on Paper from the American Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2007

Bibliography

1927

  • Bellows, Emma S. George W. Bellows: His Lithographs. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1927, no. 31.

1977

  • Mason, Lauris. The Lithographs of George Bellows: A Catalogue Raisonné. Millwood, NY: KTO Press, 1977, p. 139, no. 97.

1992

  • Mason, Lauris. The Lithographs of George Bellows: A Catalogue Raisonné. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1992, p. 162, no. 97.

Inscriptions

lower right on stone: Geo Bellows; lower left in graphite: Bolton Brown - imp; lower center in graphite: Introductions; lower right in graphite: Geo Bellows

Wikidata ID

Q77008537

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