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George Bellows

George Bellows

Artist

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Representation

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29

Institutional Exhibitions

10

Works in Collection

16

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Authority Records (1)

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

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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

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The Artist as His Subject

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1967

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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

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American Prints of the 20th Century

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1954

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Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1950

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Master Prints from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1949

Source Registry (1)

Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/saam_1967.39.1
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

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: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (10)

In the Subway

1921 · lithograph

Platemark: 21.4 x 17.8 cm (8 7/16 x 7 in.); Sheet: 24.7 x 20.4 cm (9 3/4 x 8 1/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Self-Portrait

1921 · lithograph

Sheet: 29.7 x 22.6 cm (11 11/16 x 8 7/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Holdup, first state

The Holdup, first state

1921 · lithograph

Platemark: 28 x 21.6 cm (11 x 8 1/2 in.); Sheet: 32.8 x 26.5 cm (12 15/16 x 10 7/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Business Men's Class

Business Men's Class

1916 · lithograph

Sheet: 54.1 x 70 cm (21 5/16 x 27 9/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Splinter Beach

1916 · lithograph

Platemark: 37.5 x 49.9 cm (14 3/4 x 19 5/8 in.); Sheet: 60.6 x 80.2 cm (23 7/8 x 31 9/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Boy in a Blue Coat

Boy in a Blue Coat

1915 · oil on canvas

Unframed: 91.5 x 61 cm (36 x 24 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Love of Winter

1914 · Oil on canvas

81.6 × 101.6 cm (32 1/2 × 40 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Counted Out

1912 · Lithographic crayon and charcoal, with brush and black ink, scraping and smudging, over touches of graphite on cut and pieced cream wove papers, laid down on ivory wove paper

64.8 × 52.6 cm (25 9/16 × 20 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Stag at Sharkey's

Stag at Sharkey's

1909 · oil on canvas

Framed: 110 x 140.5 x 8.5 cm (43 5/16 x 55 5/16 x 3 3/8 in.); Unframed: 92 x 122.6 cm (36 1/4 x 48 1/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Dance at Insane Asylum

Dance at Insane Asylum

1907 · Charcoal, with stumping, pen and black ink, brown crayon, and touches of white chalk on ivory wove paper

48 × 63 cm (18 15/16 × 24 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (2)

10 published of 10 catalogued · 10 with image

Cleveland Museum of Art
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Art Institute Chicago
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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
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In the Subway
1921 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Stag at Sharkey's
1909 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Boy in a Blue Coat
1915 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Self-Portrait
1921 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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