Between Rounds, large, first stone

1916

George Bellows

Associated Names
George Bellows

Artist, American, 1882 - 1925

The image shows a man partly visible in a boxing ring corner, being attended to by two individuals. The man sits on a stool, leaning back on the ropes. His head is turned to the side and his face is not fully visible. He is shirtless with boxing shorts and shoes. One person is sponging him down, and another is holding a towel. There is a pipe in one person's hand. Another boxer is in the ring, also being attended to. A crowd of spectators fills the background. The setting appears to be indoors, with the ring well-lit and the crowd partly shadowed for contrast.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 51.44 × 41.28 cm (20 1/4 × 16 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1956.6.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mason 1992, no. 25

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2012

  • George Bellows, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2012 - 2013, no. 122.

Bibliography

1927

  • Bellows, Emma S. George W. Bellows: His Lithographs. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1927, no. 52.

1977

  • Mason, Lauris. The Lithographs of George Bellows: A Catalogue Raisonné. Millwood, NY: KTO Press, 1977, no. 25.

1982

  • Carmean, E.A., Jr., et al. Bellows: The Boxing Pictures. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1982: 32.

1992

  • Mason, Lauris. The Lithographs of George Bellows: A Catalogue Raisonné. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1992, p. 68, no. 25.

2012

  • Brock, Charles, et al. George Bellows. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2012-2013. Washington and New York, 2012: no. 122.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: No. 1; lower center in graphite: Between Rounds; lower right in graphite: Geo Bellows

Wikidata ID

Q65224715

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