About this artwork
George Bellows’s vigorous paintings, drawings, and lithographs of boxing subjects brought him tremendous acclaim during his lifetime and remain among his best-known images. In these works, the artist explored the theatricality of this modern subject, placing us so close to the action that we become participants in the tense, noisy spectacle.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Prints and Drawings
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Artist
- George Wesley Bellows
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Title
- A Stag at Sharkey's
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Origin
- United States
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Date
- Made 1917
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Medium
- Lithograph on cream wove paper
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Dimensions
- 473 × 605 mm (image); 535 × 670 mm (sheet)
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Credit Line
- Joseph Brooks Fair Memorial Collection
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Reference Number
- 1919.2168
Extended information about this artwork
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