Dempsey through the Ropes

1923-1924

George Bellows

Associated Names
George Bellows

Artist, American, 1882 - 1925

This is a drawing of a boxing match. The composition shows a boxer being knocked out of the ring during a fight. A muscular figure is in the foreground, delivering a powerful blow that sends the opponent tumbling through the ropes. The onlookers show various expressions of shock and excitement. The shading and play of light and shadow add depth to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 45.4 × 41.91 cm (17 7/8 × 16 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1956.6.6

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mason 1992, no. 182

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1963

  • American Artists as Print Makers, Westmoreland County Museum of Art, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, 1963, no. 15.

Bibliography

1927

  • Bellows, Emma S. George W. Bellows: His Lithographs. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1927, no. 90.

1977

  • Mason, Lauris. The Lithographs of George Bellows: A Catalogue Raisonné. Millwood, NY: KTO Press, 1977, no. 192.

1982

  • Carmean, E.A., Jr., et al. Bellows: The Boxing Pictures. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1982: 46.

1992

  • Mason, Lauris. The Lithographs of George Bellows: A Catalogue Raisonné. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1992, p. 254, no. 182.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Bolton Brown, imp.; lower center in graphite: Dempsey through the Ropes; lower right in graphite:Geo Bellows

Wikidata ID

Q65224811

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