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H. V. Allison & Co.

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Two muscular men compete in a boxing ring as a crowd looks on from the shadows in this black and white, nearly square lithograph. The fighter on our left stands upright with both arms raised as he tilts his hips backward. The fighter on our right crouches and lunges at his opponent with one arm fully extended toward the first man’s stomach. Both men wear tank tops, shorts, laced shoes, and boxing gloves. The man on our left has dark clothing while the man on our right is brighter. An older, stout man stands with his arms crossed, watching the action from under his eyebrows just on the other side of the boxing ring ropes. The crowd filling the background is nearly lost in shadow but some leering faces emerge from the dark.
George Bellows, Willard in Training Quarters, 1916, lithograph in black, Andrew W. Mellon Fund, 1956.6.15

Willard in Training Quarters

George Bellows · 1916 · lithograph in black ·  Accession ID  1956.6.15

George Bellows, A Knockout, 1921, lithograph in black, Andrew W. Mellon Fund, 1956.6.11

A Knockout

George Bellows · 1921 · lithograph in black ·  Accession ID  1956.6.11

This painting shows a young girl standing and facing forward. She is holding an open, dark-colored parasol with one hand and a small, indistinct object with the other hand. She stands on a red carpet, and the open top of the parasol rests on the floor. The girl has pale yellow skin, bright blue eyes, and wavy blonde hair under a black cap. She is wearing a dark green pinafore over a white blouse with lace details, white stockings, and black shoes. In the background, there is a blue wall with a green curtain on the right side. A vase with red flowers is partially visible on the ground to the right.
George Bellows, Anne with a Japanese Parasol, 1917, oil on canvas, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, 1983.1.1

Anne with a Japanese Parasol

George Bellows · 1917 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1983.1.1

Shown from the knees up, a woman sits partially covered by a black cloth as she holds one forearm across her bare breasts in this vertical painting. The woman has pale, yellow-tinged skin and long, copper-red hair and bangs. Her body faces us, but she turns her head to look off to our right with large blue, wide-set eyes. Her cheeks are flushed, and her full, dark pink lips are closed. A strand of gradually larger amber-yellow beads hangs around her neck, and she wears a gold-colored bracelet on the arm braced across her chest, her left arm, to our right. Glimpses of pale pink nipples are visible. The voluminous black cloth drapes down over one shoulder and across her hips. She wears a ring on the other hand, which emerges from the cloth to rest on that knee. Piles of garnet red, peridot green, and forest green are piled up to chest height behind her, and the background is nickel gray around her body and darkens to black around the top and side edges. The scene is loosely painted, especially in the fabric and background. The artist signed the canvas in the lower left corner, “Geo. Bellows E.S.B.”
George Bellows, Nude with Red Hair, 1920, oil on canvas, Chester Dale Collection, 1963.10.84

Nude with Red Hair

George Bellows · 1920 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1963.10.84

This painting depicts a scene of conflict with several people in military garb. In the center, a shirtless person with pale skin is being restrained by soldiers. The person’s wrists are bloody, and one severed, bloody hand lies on the ground beneath them. One of the soldiers restraining the person holds a long, bloody sword, while the other has the person in a headlock. Both of the soldiers wear long gray coats and have helmets with points at the top. In the bottom left corner, a person is on the ground, laying in a pool of blood. To the left of the central group, a soldier appears to choke a woman in a white dress, grabbing her neck and one of her arms. To the right, another woman is similarly restrained. The right side of the image shows a crowd of soldiers, all holding long weapons. The background shows a few houses and a green hill, and the blue sky above is filled with billowing gray smoke.
George Bellows, The Germans Arrive, 1918, oil on canvas, Gift of Ian and Annette Cumming, 2021.48.3

The Germans Arrive

George Bellows · 1918 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  2021.48.3

George Bellows, The White Hope, 1921, lithograph in black, Andrew W. Mellon Fund, 1956.6.14

The White Hope

George Bellows · 1921 · lithograph in black ·  Accession ID  1956.6.14

George Bellows, Introducing Georges Carpentier, 1921, lithograph in black, Andrew W. Mellon Fund, 1956.6.7

Introducing Georges Carpentier

George Bellows · 1921 · lithograph in black ·  Accession ID  1956.6.7

George Bellows, Preliminaries, 1916, lithograph in black, Andrew W. Mellon Fund, 1956.6.12

Preliminaries

George Bellows · 1916 · lithograph in black ·  Accession ID  1956.6.12

George Bellows, A Stag at Sharkey's, 1917, lithograph in black, Andrew W. Mellon Fund, 1956.6.13

A Stag at Sharkey's

George Bellows · 1917 · lithograph in black ·  Accession ID  1956.6.13

George Bellows, Dempsey and Firpo, 1923-1924, lithograph in black on wove paper, Andrew W. Mellon Fund, 1956.6.5

Dempsey and Firpo

George Bellows · 1923-1924 · lithograph in black on wove paper ·  Accession ID  1956.6.5