Emma and Marjorie on a sofa

Emma and Marjorie on a sofa

Item Information

Title:
Emma and Marjorie on a sofa
Title (alt.):
Emma & Marjorie on a sofa
Two girls
Description:
The artist's wife and Marjorie Organ (Mrs. Robert Henri). (Bellows) / Emma called it a sofa while George called it a divan. Emma and Marjorie Henri (Robert Henri's wife) appear on this frequently used prop wearing the same clothing and assuming similar poses as in "Elsie, Emma and Marjorie, First Stone" (M. 103) and "Elsie, Emma and Marjorie, Second Stone" (M. 104). The sofa (or divan) is still used at the gallery of H. V. Allison in New York, dealer for the Bellows estate. (Mason)
Artist:
Bellows, George, 1882-1925
Printer:
Brown, Bolton, 1864-1936
Name on Item:
Geo Bellows ; Bolton Brown - imp.
Date:
1921
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Lithographs
Portrait prints
Group portraits
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
George Bellows (1882-1925). Prints and Drawings
Subjects:
Spouses
Sofas
Extent:
1 print : lithograph ; sheet 33 x 27 cm
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Terms of Use:
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Notes:
Title from Mason catalogue raisonné.
Alternative titles from item.
Mason: M. 102; Bellows: B. 83
Additional information accompanying item: Signed "GB" in lower right corner. Signed in pencil "Bolton Brown - imp"; "Two Girls" in center; "Geo Bellows" on right.
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Albert H. Wiggin
Notes (date):
Date from Mason catalogue raisonné.
Notes (citation):
Mason, Lauris. "The lithographs of George Bellows : a catalogue raisonné." KTO Press, 1977, Millwood, N.Y.
Bellows, Emma. "George W. Bellows : his lithographs." A. A. Knopf, 1927, New York.
Accession #:
1941.1.48
Identifier:
06_05_000109
W. 2859 (no longer used)
Barcode:
36666003813181