Artists' Evening

1916

George Wesley Bellows

Associated Names
George Bellows

Artist, American, 1882 - 1925

The image shows multiple people gathered in a room. Most individuals are seated around tables, appearing close together. On the right, an older man with a beard and receding hairline is standing and talking to another man in a suit. The older man looks calm yet engaged, while the younger man's face is partly shadowed, making his features less clear. In the foreground, a young child with short dark hair and a thoughtful expression looks at the viewer. The child is dressed in a dark outfit with a white collar. On the left, other people are seated at a table, deeply focused on a possible discussion or activity. The background is dimly lit with a chandelier casting a soft glow. The walls feature framed pictures or portraits, enhancing the atmosphere of an enclosed, possibly elegantly simple space.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Twin Oak Corporation)

  • Dimensions

    image: 22.54 × 31.27 cm (8 7/8 × 12 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 37.62 × 43.97 cm (14 13/16 × 17 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3197

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mason 1992, no. 19


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Twin Falls Corporation, Great Falls, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2001; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1927

  • Bellows, Emma S. George W. Bellows: His Lithographs. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1927, no. 34.

1977

  • Mason, Lauris. The Lithographs of George Bellows: A Catalogue Raisonné. Millwood, NY: KTO Press, 1977, p. 60, no. 19.

1992

  • Mason, Lauris. The Lithographs of George Bellows: A Catalogue Raisonné. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1992, p. 62, no. 19.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: No. 38; lower center in graphite: Artists Evening.; lower right in graphite: Geo Bellows; lower right corner in graphite by unknown hand: 4 [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q77009933

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