Allan Donn Puts to Sea

1923

George Bellows

Associated Names
George Bellows

Artist, American, 1882 - 1925

The image shows a stormy seascape with a small boat caught in turbulent waves. The composition features a high horizon, churning waves, a stormy sky, and figures struggling in the boat. The brushstrokes are dynamic, focusing on contrast and shading to depict movement. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of black, white, and gray. On the right side, a group of people are depicted as onlookers, adding a human element to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon

  • Dimensions

    image: 40 x 49 cm (15 3/4 x 19 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 49.5 x 56.3 cm (19 1/2 x 22 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.1.82

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mason 1992, no. 152

  • Series Title

    The Wind Bloweth

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1927

  • Bellows, Emma S. George W. Bellows: His Lithographs. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1927, no. 2.

1977

  • Mason, Lauris. The Lithographs of George Bellows: A Catalogue Raisonné. Millwood, NY: KTO Press, 1977, no. 152.

1992

  • Mason, Lauris. The Lithographs of George Bellows: A Catalogue Raisonné. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1992, p. 222, no. 152.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Bolton Brown, imp.; lower center in graphite: Allan Donn Puts to Sea; lower right in graphite: Geo Bellows; lower right in plate: Geo Bellows

Watermarks

JI ERRICOT ARCHE

Wikidata ID

Q74039156

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