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George Bellows

George Bellows

1882–1925

WA-00019359

PaintingAshcan SchoolRealism

Representation

None documented

29

Institutional Exhibitions

126

Works in Collection

145

Assets Indexed

3

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ167132

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Naked/Nude

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1986

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American Prints: 1900�1960; Recent Acquisitions: Illustrated Books

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985–1986

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Art of the Twenties

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979–1980

No image

The Natural Paradise: Painting in America 1800�1950

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

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American Prints: 1913�1963

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1974–1975

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Manhattan Observed

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1968

No image

The Artist as His Subject

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1967

No image

The Artist as His Subject

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1967

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XXVth Anniversary Exhibition: Paintings from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1954–1955

No image

American Prints of the 20th Century

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1954

No image

Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1950

No image

Master Prints from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1949

Field Verification (3 fields)

1 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%
LocationGallery Generic· 72%

Source Registry (3)

Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/george-bellows
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/455
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

George Wesley Bellows was an American realist painter, known for his bold depictions of urban life in New York City. He became, according to the Columbus Museum of Art, "the most acclaimed American artist of his generation".

Source: Christies Artsy · Trust score: 100% · Updated 1mo ago

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Movement

Ashcan School

Medium

Painting

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Smithsonian American Art Museum Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art Whitney Museum of American Art

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Artworks (126)

Study for Nude with Hexagonal Quilt

Study for Nude with Hexagonal Quilt

1924 · charcoal and black crayon on wove paper mounted to paperboard

sheet: 55.56 × 68.26 cm (21 7/8 × 26 7/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Woodstock Road, Woodstock, New York

Woodstock Road, Woodstock, New York

1924 · black crayon on wove paper

image: 15.5 x 22.5 cm (6 1/8 x 8 7/8 in.) sheet: 23.5 x 31.4 cm (9 1/4 x 12 3/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Study for "Mr. and Mrs. Philip Wase"

Study for "Mr. and Mrs. Philip Wase"

1924 · black conté crayon on wove paper

sheet: 32.23 × 25.56 cm (12 11/16 × 10 1/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Nude with Hexagonal Quilt

Nude with Hexagonal Quilt

1924 · oil on canvas

overall: 129.5 x 160 cm (51 x 63 in.) framed: 154.9 x 185.1 x 8.3 cm (61 x 72 7/8 x 3 1/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Nude Study, Classic on a Couch

Nude Study, Classic on a Couch

1924 · lithograph on paper

image: 10 1/8 x 12 1/2 in. (25.7 x 31.9 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Wase

Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Wase

1924 · oil on canvas

51 1/4 x 63 in. (130.2 x 159.9 cm.)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Sixteen East Gay Street

Sixteen East Gay Street

1923 · lithograph in black

image: 24 x 30 cm (9 7/16 x 11 13/16 in.) sheet: 29.2 x 34.5 cm (11 1/2 x 13 9/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Lychnis and Her Sons

Lychnis and Her Sons

1923 · lithograph in black

image: 42.2 x 34.2 cm (16 5/8 x 13 7/16 in.) sheet: 53 x 42 cm (20 7/8 x 16 9/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Allan Donn Puts to Sea

Allan Donn Puts to Sea

1923 · lithograph in black on wove paper

image: 40 x 49 cm (15 3/4 x 19 5/16 in.) sheet: 49.5 x 56.3 cm (19 1/2 x 22 3/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Dempsey and Firpo

Dempsey and Firpo

1923 · lithograph in black on wove paper

image: 45.9 x 56.8 cm (18 1/16 x 22 3/8 in.) sheet: 55.5 x 66 cm (21 7/8 x 26 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Jean 1923

1923 · lithograph in black on wove paper

image (irregular): 23.5 × 18.1 cm (9 1/4 × 7 1/8 in.) sheet: 30.5 x 24.1 cm (12 x 9 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Dempsey through the Ropes

Dempsey through the Ropes

1923 · lithograph in black

image: 45.4 × 41.91 cm (17 7/8 × 16 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Dempsey and Firpo

Dempsey and Firpo

1923 · lithograph in black on wove paper

image: 45.7 x 56.8 cm (18 x 22 3/8 in.) sheet: 57.5 x 66 cm (22 5/8 x 26 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Between Rounds, small, second stone

Between Rounds, small, second stone

1923 · lithograph in black

image: 46.04 × 37.47 cm (18 1/8 × 14 3/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Anne 1921

1923 · lithograph in black

sheet: 42.8 x 31.8 cm (16 7/8 x 12 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Business Men’s Bath

1923 · Lithograph

Sheet (sight): 12 1/2 × 17 5/16 in. (31.8 × 44 cm) Image (sight): 16 1/2 × 11 3/4 in. (41.9 × 29.8 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

The Law is Too Slow

1923 · Lithograph

Sheet: 25 5/8 × 19 3/8 in. (65.1 × 49.2 cm) Image: 17 7/8 × 14 9/16 in. (45.4 × 37 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

Nude Study

1923 · lithograph on paper mounted on paper

sheet: 14 7/8 x 10 1/4 in. (37.9 x 26 cm) mount: 19 7/8 x 16 in. (50.6 x 40.5 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Appeal to the People

The Appeal to the People

1923 · lithograph on paper

image: 14 x 18 1/8 in. (35.6 x 46.0 cm) sheet: 16 1/2 x 21 1/4 in. (41.9 x 54.0 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Irish Fair, from the series The Wind Bloweth

The Irish Fair, from the series The Wind Bloweth

1923 · lithograph on paper

image: 18 7/8 x 20 3/4 in. (48.1 x 52.8 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Business-Men's Bath

Business-Men's Bath

1923 · lithograph on paper

image: 11 3/4 x 17 in. (29.9 x 43.2 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Jean

1923 · Lithograph

composition: 9 5/16 x 7" (23.7 x 17.8cm); sheet: 14 1/2 x 12 9/16" (36.8 x 31.9cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Amour

1923 · Lithograph

composition: 17 7/8 x 14" (45.4 x 35.6cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Dempsey and Firpo

Dempsey and Firpo

1923 · Lithograph

composition: 18 1/8 x 22 3/8" (46 x 56.9 cm); sheet: 22 3/4 x 26" (57.8 x 66 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (7)

126 published of 136 catalogued · 125 with image

Nga
80 published80 img
Smithsonian
15 published15 img
MoMA
10 publishedof 20 catalogued20 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published7 img
The Met
7 published
Whitney
4 published
Art Institute Chicago
3 published3 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 7)

7 entries · 1 sources

Business Men's Class
1916 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
The Holdup, first state
1921 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Splinter Beach
1916 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Stag at Sharkey's
1909 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
In the Subway
1921 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Self-Portrait
1921 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Boy in a Blue Coat
1915 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

9 assets

Splinter Beach
(1916)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Holdup, first state (1921)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Seated Female Nude (Emma Story Bellows) (after 1910)

Cleveland Museum of Art

River-Front (1924)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Business Men's Class (1916)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Self-Portrait (1921)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Stag at Sharkey's (1909)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

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Relationships

10

Movements2

Ashcan School Realism

Collections8

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Smithsonian American Art Museum Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Smithsonian American Art Museum

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

National Gallery of Art

In collection

Whitney Museum of American Art

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

Freeman's|Hindman