Introductions

1921

George Bellows

Associated Names
George Bellows

Artist, American, 1882 - 1925

This is a drawing of a boxing match. It features a muscular man in boxing attire standing confidently beside an animated announcer in the ring. The crowd around them is depicted in heightened expressions of suspense and excitement, with various angles and depths adding a dynamic perspective. The use of deep shadows and strong contrasts emphasizes the intensity and drama of the moment, capturing the emotional highs associated with a boxing event.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.59 × 17.78 cm (8 1/2 × 7 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1956.6.10

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mason 1992, no. 97

Artwork history & notes

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, no. 97.

1982

  • Carmean, E.A., Jr., et al. Bellows: The Boxing Pictures. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1982: 42.

1992

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

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Bolton Brown - imp-; lower right in graphite: Geo Bellows; lower right in plate: Geo. Bellows

Wikidata ID

Q65224834

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