George Bellows
1882–1925 · Realism & Academic
Biography
George Bellows (1882–1925) was an American realist painter of the Ashcan School, known for his boxing scenes, New York cityscapes and portraits. He died young of a ruptured appendix.
From the artist’s life
As his fame grew, Bellows received more and more portrait commissions from wealthy New York patrons. Despite his early financial success, Bellows remained socially aware; he was a member of the political activist and artists’ group known as the “Lyrical Left” and stood up for individual rights. From 1912 to 1917 he worked as a regular contributor to the radical magazine The Masses, which reported on the major labour events of the period and attracted artists such as John Sloan (a member of the artists’ group The Eight and a leading figure of the Ashcan School), as well as the writers Sherwood Anderson and Jack London.
From the page of Dempsey and Firpo
Paintings in this gallery (2)
Famous works elsewhere
- The Barricade 1918
- Florence Davey 1914
- Cliff Dwellers 1913
- Both Members of This Club 1909
- Miss Bentham 1906
- Men of the Docks 1912