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What type of art work does George Bellows create?
George Bellows created paintings that focussed on realism. His oil paintings mixed urban studies with social and political themes, mainly centered around New York City. On 1stDibs, you can shop a selection of George Bellow’s pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers from the comfort of your home.
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Anne in a Black Hat
By George Wesley Bellows
Located in New York, NY
MEDIUM Lithograph on paper DIMENSIONS Unframed: 16 ½ x 12 ½ inches Framed: 24 x 20 inches SIGNATURE lower right Geo Bellow / G.B.B.
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1920s American Realist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

The Hold Up, First State
By George Wesley Bellows
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Signed in pencil by the artist lower right Titled "Hold Up" by the artist in pencil. Signed by the printer Bolton Brown lower left. Edition: 42 in this state Note: In The Hold Up, se...
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1920s American Realist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

The Irish Fair
By George Wesley Bellows
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Irish Fair Lithograph, 1923 Signed and numbered in pencil by the artist (see photo) Titled "Irish Fair" by the artist in pencil Edition: 84 Housed in an archival frame with acid free...
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1920s Ashcan School Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

red ballboy or Studies for "Tennis Tournament"
By George Wesley Bellows
Located in Fairlawn, OH
red ballboy or Studies for "Tennis Tournament" Unsigned Provenance: Estate of the Artist, 1925 Emma S. Bellows (widow( Emma S. Bellows Trust Allison Galleries, New York Representing the Bellows Trust. Stock HVA 34 Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York Thomas French Fine Art Ronald Slotter, Columbus, Ohio Columbus College of Art and Design, de-accessed 2010 Annotated by the artist:"red ballboy" Study sketches...
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1910s Ashcan School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

Sketch of Anne
By George Wesley Bellows
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Sketch of Anne Lithograph, 1923-1924 Signed and titled by the artist, signed by his printer Bolton Brown Edition: 42 Printed by Bolton Brown (see photo of his signature in pencil) Pr...
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1920s Ashcan School Portrait Prints

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Lithograph

"Business-Men's Class, Y.M.C.A." George Bellows, Ashcan School Print
By George Wesley Bellows
Located in New York, NY
George Bellows Business-Men's Class, Y.M.C.A, 1916 Signed, numbered "No. 41" and titled lower margin Lithograph on wove paper 11 1/2 x 17 1/8 inches Edition of 64 Provenance: Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York Private Collection, Ohio Literature: Mason, 20. After his arrival from Columbus, Ohio in 1904, Bellows lived at the West Side YMCA. It was there that he met Eugene Speicher, another aspiring young artist who was to become his lifelong friend. Always interested in the anatomy of the human body, Bellows often satirized the various types who, while leading a sedentary life, feel compelled to devote a portion of their daily routine to physical self-improvement. Throughout his brief but illustrious career, George Wesley Bellows created striking scenes that documented ordinary American life in all its beauty and banality. Considered an American Realist, the artist eschewed embellishment, finding inspiration in the gritty boroughs of New York City, the rocky coastline of Maine, and, later, in his friends and family. Bellows garnered early recognition for his arresting portrayals of illegal prizefighting, dramatic works executed in dark tonal palettes that underscore the brutality of the violent sport. Bellows’ elderly Methodist parents hoped their son might pursue the ministry, a calling the extroverted athlete never received. The Columbus native competed on the baseball team at Ohio State University and also served as an illustrator for the college yearbook. In the fall of 1904—just months shy of his expected graduation—Bellows defied his father’s wishes and boarded a train to New York City in hopes of becoming a magazine illustrator like his idols Howard Chandler Christy and Charles Dana Gibson. Before leaving, he reportedly turned down an offer to play professional baseball with the Cincinnati Reds...
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1910s Ashcan School Figurative Prints

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Lithograph, Paper

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