Two Girls

1917

George Bellows

Associated Names
George Bellows

Artist, American, 1882 - 1925

The image depicts two nude human figures in a domestic interior setting. One person is lying on a bed propped up slightly on an elbow in a reclining position, while the other is bent over, leaning toward the reclined person. Both individuals have dark hair tied back. The scene is set against a background of drapery or fabric, and there are no visible clothing, jewelry, or objects being held. The surroundings are dark and textured, enhancing the intimate scene depicted.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Bud Johns)

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.37 × 22.86 cm (7 5/8 × 9 in.)
    sheet: 29.05 × 42.86 cm (11 7/16 × 16 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3476

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mason 1992, no. 41, ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Kennedy Galleries, New York); Bud Johns, San Francisco, California; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2013; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2013

  • Recent Acquisitions: American Art from the Johns Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2013-2014

Bibliography

1927

  • Bellows, Emma S. George W. Bellows: His Lithographs. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1927, no. 85.

1977

  • Mason, Lauris. The Lithographs of George Bellows: A Catalogue Raisonné. Millwood, NY: KTO Press, 1977, p. 81, no. 41.

1992

  • Mason, Lauris. The Lithographs of George Bellows: A Catalogue Raisonné. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1992, pp. 86-87, no. 41, ii/ii.

Inscriptions

lower center on stone: Geo Bellows-; lower left in graphite: No 3; lower center in graphite: Two girls.; lower right in graphite: Geo Bellows; upper right corner in graphite by unknown hand: 28.; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: 3500 [undeciphered]

Wikidata ID

Q77010472

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