Wednesday, 12 December 2012

Ashcan School - George Bellows part 5

Self-Portrait 1921
lithograph 26.7 x 19.8 cm ( image )

George bellows (1882 – 1925) was an American painter and lithographer. He studied with Robert Henri at the New York School of Art and became associated with the artists of the Ashcan School. Best known for his boxing scenes, he achieved notoriety with his painting Stag at Sharkey's (1909), which depicts an illegal boxing match. He was one of the organisers of the Armory Show..

For biographical notes on Bellows see part 1. For earlier works see parts 1 - also. 

This is part 5 of a 6-part post on the works of George Bellows:

1919 Children and Summer among the Shrubs 
oil on canvas 45.7 x 55.9 cm

1919 Clouds and Meadow 
oil on panel 50.8 x 61 cm

1919 Dead Orchard, Newport, Rhode Island 
oil on canvas 74.9 x 90.2 cm

1919 Emma in Black Print 
oil on canvas 101.9 x 81.9 cm

1919 Emma in the Purple Dress 
tempera on canvas 101.6 x 81.3 cm

1919 Margarite 
tempera on canvas 81.3 x 66 cm

1919 Mrs. Chester Dale 
oil on canvas 108 x 101.6 cm

1919 Mrs. T. in Cream Silk, No I 
oil on canvas 122 x 97 cm

1919 Mrs. T. in Wine Silk 
oil on canvas 121.9 x 96.5 cm

1919 Nude with White Shawl 
oil on canvas

1919 Paradise Point 
oil on canvas 50.8 x 61 cm

1919 Red Sun 
oil on panel 50 x 57.1 cm

1919 Tennis Tournament 
oil on canvas 101.6 x 106.7 cm

1919 The Old Pioneer 
oil on canvas 101.6 x 81.3 cm

1919 The Studio 
oil on canvas 121.9 x 96.5 cm

c1919 Prize Fight 
lithographic crayon on paper 37.5 x 28.9 cm

1920 A Wild Place 
oil on canvas 16.5 x 24 cm

1920 Anne in White 
oil on canvas 147 x 109 cm

1920 Aunt Fanny 
oil on canvas 112 x 87 cm

1920 Blasted Tree and Deserted House 
oil on canvas 45.7 x 55.9 cm

1920 Cattle and Pig Pen 
oil on canvas 51.4 x 61.6 cm

1920 Cliffs at Eddyville 
oil on canvas 43.2 x 61 cm

1920 Elinor, Jean and Anna 
oil on canvas 150 x 168 cm

1920 Emma at the Window 
oil on canvas

1920 Gramercy Park 
oil on canvas 86.4 x 111.8 cm

1920 Hudson at Saugerties 
oil on canvas 40.7 x 59.8 cm

1920 Hunter and Mountains 
oil on wood 45.7 x 55.9 cm

1920 Little Bridge, Woodstock 
oil on panel 45.7 x 55.9 cm

1920 Mountain House 
oil on canvas 50.8 x 61 cm

1920 Nude with Fan 
oil on canvas 86.4 x 111.8 cm

1920 Old Barn in Shady Valley 
oil on canvas 41.9 x 61 cm

1920 Old Canal, Eddyville 
oil on board 45.7 x 55.8 cm

1920 Portrait of My Mother 
oil on canvas 198.8 x 122.6 cm

1920 Snow Capped Mountains 
oil on canvas 41.9 x 61 cm

1920 Tennis at Newport 
oil on canvas 109.2 x 137.2 cm

1920 The White Fence 
oil on canvas 50.8 x 63.5 cm

1920 Trout Stream and Mountains 
oil on canvas 50.8 x 61 cm

1920 Waldo Pierce 
oil on canvas 134.6 x 109.2 cm

c1920-3 Emma in a Purple Dress

1921 Anne in Purple Wrap 
oil on panel 102.9 x 82.5 cm

1921 Bathing Beach 
lithograph

1921 Indoor Athlete No. II  
lithograph 17 x 27 cm

Monday, 10 December 2012

Ashcan School - George Bellows part 4

George Bellows Self-Portrait c1921 
watercolour

George bellows (1882 – 1925) was an American painter and lithographer. He studied with Robert Henri at the New York School of Art and became associated with the artists of the Ashcan School. Best known for his boxing scenes, he achieved notoriety with his painting Stag at Sharkey's (1909), which depicts an illegal boxing match. He was one of the organisers of the Armory Show.

For full biographical notes on Bellows see part 1. For earlier works see parts 1 - 3 also.

This is part 4 of a 6-part post on the works of George Bellows:

1916 Cleaning his Lobster Boat 
oil on canvas 45.7 x 55.9 cm

1916 Dock Builders 
oil on canvas 76.7 x 97 cm

1916 Edge of the Pasture - Glow of the Sun 
oil on panel 45.7 x 55.9 cm

1916 Farm of John Tom 
oil on canvas 55.9 x 71.1 cm

1916 Geraldine Lee No. II 
oil on panel 97 x 76 cm

1916 Hungry Dogs 
lithograph 34 x 24.6 cm ( image )

1916 In a Rowboat 
oil on canvas 77.5 x 112.4 cm

1916 Jean with Blue Book and Apple 
oil on plywood 54.6 x 44.4 cm

1916 Lillian 
oil on panel 96.5 x 76.2 cm

1916 Mantinicus 
oil on canvas 81.3 x 101.6 cm

1916 Mantinicus ( study )
crayon on paper 16.5 x 22.9 cm

1916 Matinicus from Mt. Ararat 
oil on panel 45.7 x 55.9 cm

1916 Ox Team, Wharf at Matinicus 
oil on canvas 55.9 x 71.1 cm

1916 Romance of Autumn 
oil on canvas

1916 Shipyard Society 
oil on panel 76.2 x 96.5 cm

1916 Splinter Beach 
lithograph 38.2 x 58.9 cm ( image )

1916 The Fish Wharf, Matinicus Island 
oil on panel 45.7 x 55.9 cm

1916 The Sawdust Trail 
oil on canvas 160 x 114.6 cm

1916 The Teamster 
oil on canvas 86.4 x 111.8 cm

1916 Wet Night 
oil on canvas 56.5 x 71.8 cm

c1916 Breaking Sky, Monhegan
oil

1917 Anne in Black Velvet 
oil on panel 97.6 x 76.4 cm

1917 California Headlands 
oil on wood panel 45.6 x 55.8 cm

1917 Criehaven, Large 
oil on canvas 76.2 x 112.1 cm

1917 Golf Course - California 
oil on canvas

1917 Horses, Carmel 
oil on panel 45.7 x 55.9 cm

1917 Sanctuario 
oil on panel 50.8 x 61 cm

1917 The Fisherman ( study ) 
oil on panel 45.7 x 55.9 cm

1917 The Fisherman 
oil on canvas 76.2 x 111.8 cm

1917 The Sand Cart 
oil on canvas 76.8 x 111.9 cm

1917 The Village on the Hill 
oil on canvas 76.2 x 111.8 cm

1918 The Barricade 
oil on canvas 122.2 x 212.1 cm

Painting inspired by an incident in August 1914 where German soldiers used Belgium towns-people as human shields.

1918 Barricade, from The War Series 
lithograph 43.4 x 74.2 cm ( image )

1918 Edith Cavell  
oil on canvas 114.3 x 160 cm

1918 Edith Cavell ( The Murder of Edith Cavell ) from The War Series 
lithograph
 
1918 Massacre at Dinant 
oil on cardboard 125.7 x 210.8 cm

1918 Massacre ( Massacre at Dinant ), from The War Series 
lithograph 45.4 x 75.9 cm ( image )

1918 Return of the Useless 
oil on panel 149.9 x 167.6 cm

1918 The Return of the Useless, from The War Series 
lithograph 50.6 x 55.2 cm ( image )

1918 Soldiers in a Barn 
lithographic crayon and ink on paper 50 x 64.8 cm

1918 The Germans Arrive 
oil on canvas 125.7 x 201.3 cm