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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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American Ashcan School, Portrait of the artist's wife, 1921, George Bellows
By George Wesley Bellows
Located in Fairlawn, OH
George Bellows (1882-1925) Arrangement, Emma in a Room Lithograph, 1921 Signed in pencil by the artist and by his printer, Bolton Brown (see photos) Titled in pencil by the artist (see photo) Edition: 43 A portrait of the artist's wife at the Bellows home at 146 E. 19th St., NYC Condition: Excellent Image size: 9 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches Sheet size: 12 5/8 x 10 3/4 inches Reference: Mason 112 Exhibited: Tom Veilleux Gallery, "George Bellows Lithographs...
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1920s American Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Three Wived of Great Painters, 1921, American Ashcan, George Bellows
By George Wesley Bellows
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Elsie, Emma and Marjorie, Second Stone (Marjorie, Emma and Elsie) Titled in pencil on the print: "Three Girls" Lithograph, 1921 Signed in pencil by the artist and by his printer, Bol...
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1920s American Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Rare Trial Proof Nude Lithograph by Ashcan School Artist
By George Wesley Bellows
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Man on His Back, Nude Lithograph, c. 1916 Signed by the artist lower right: Geo Bellows (see photo) Annotated bottom left: No. 3 by the artist (see photo) An unredorded trial proof b...
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1910s Ashcan School Nude Prints

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Lithograph

Football Hero, American Ashcan, George Bellows, 1905
By George Wesley Bellows
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Football Hero (John Sigrist) (recto) "Fresh." (verso) Pen, ink, crayon with pencil and collage, 1905 A double sided drawing Note: Sigrist was a former captain and considered one of ...
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Early 1900s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

"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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Paper, Lithograph

American lithograph of Maine port scene by Ashcan artist George Bellows, 1916
By George Wesley Bellows
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Matinicus, Second State Lithograph, 1916 Signed in pencil by the artist widow lower right (ESB initialed) see photo Titled "Mattinicus" by the artist in pencil (see photo) Edition: 5...
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1910s American Modern Landscape Prints

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Lithograph

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