Tennis

1920

George Bellows

Associated Names
George Bellows

Artist, American, 1882 - 1925

The image shows a park scene with a slightly elevated viewpoint. The horizon is high in the image, marked by a line of trees framing the scene, with a cloudy sky visible beyond. The brushstrokes are detailed, providing texture to the trees and figures. The shading is soft, adding depth. The color palette is monochromatic, with shades of gray and black creating contrast between light and shadow. A group of people is gathered, some sitting and others standing, watching or playing tennis. More figures are across the grassy area, engaged in leisure activities. Trees flank the scene, and a structure with arches is visible in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black

  • Credit Line

    Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon

  • Dimensions

    image: 47 x 51 cm (18 1/2 x 20 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 50.5 x 55.5 cm (19 7/8 x 21 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.1.91

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mason 1992, no. 71


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2012

  • George Bellows, National Gallery of Art, Washington; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2012 - 2013, no. 48.

Bibliography

1927

  • Bellows, Emma S. George W. Bellows: His Lithographs. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1927, no. 189.

1977

  • Mason, Lauris. The Lithographs of George Bellows: A Catalogue Raisonné. Millwood, NY: KTO Press, 1977, no. 71.

1992

  • Mason, Lauris. The Lithographs of George Bellows: A Catalogue Raisonné. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1992, p. 132, no. 71.

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. 48.

Inscriptions

lower right on stone: Geo Bellows.; lower right in graphite: Geo Bellows/ J.B.B. [Jean Bellows Booth]

Wikidata ID

Q74039216

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