Murder of Edith Cavell

1918

George Bellows

Associated Names
George Bellows

Artist, American, 1882 - 1925

This is a drawing of an interior scene featuring a staircase and several figures in a dimly lit environment. The artwork shows a stone staircase leading downwards with individuals present in the space. The figures are depicted in different poses, some resting on the ground and others standing or sitting. Light sources such as lanterns and lamps illuminate the area, creating a contrast between light and shadow in the architectural elements.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black

  • Credit Line

    Joshua P. Smith Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 47.63 × 62.87 cm (18 3/4 × 24 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1982.89.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mason 1992, no. 53

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joshua P. Smith, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 1982

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2012

  • George Bellows, National Gallery of Art, Washington; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2012 - 2013, no. 135.

Bibliography

1927

  • Bellows, Emma S. George W. Bellows: His Lithographs. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1927, no. 11.

1977

  • Mason, Lauris. The Lithographs of George Bellows: A Catalogue Raisonné. Millwood, NY: KTO Press, 1977, no. 53.

1992

  • Mason, Lauris. The Lithographs of George Bellows: A Catalogue Raisonné. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1992, p. 111, no. 53.

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. 135.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: No. 21; lower right in graphite: Geo Bellows / JBB [Jean Bellows Booth]

Wikidata ID

Q74038754

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