Studies of Jean

c. 1920

George Bellows

Associated Names
George Bellows

Artist, American, 1882 - 1925

The image shows a sketch of a person's head and neck. The main portrait features the individual in a three-quarter profile, looking to the left. They have youthful facial features with long, smooth hair. Surrounding the main portrait are additional sketches showing the lower part of the face and a side profile of an eye and brow. The background is a plain, light-colored paper. There are no accessories or objects depicted in the sketch.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Artist's estate; Keppel and Co., New York, 1936; John Davis Hatch [1907-1996], by 1976; acquired 1983 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1997

  • Building a Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997-1998, no. 66.

2003

  • Leaving for the Country: George Bellows at Woodstock, Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester; Terra Museum of American Art, Chicago, 2003-2004.

Bibliography

1976

  • Hatch, John Davis. 100 American Drawings: Loan Exhibition from the Collection of John Davis Hatch. London: Heim Gallery, 1976, no. 99.

2001

  • Mittler, Gene A. and James D. Howze. Creating and Understanding Drawings. New York, 2001: fig. 11.33.

2003

  • Leaving for the country: George Bellows at Woodstock. Exh. cat. Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, 2003: 66-67.

Wikidata ID

Q64571213

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