Polo sketch

Polo sketch

Item Information

Title:
Polo sketch
Description:
Composed from sketches made several years before at the Gould estate, Lakewood, New Jersey. It is to Joseph B. Thomas we owe a vote of thanks for arranging this visit. (Bellows) / In a letter to his former Ohio State University English professor, Joseph Taylor, Bellows wrote: I've been making studies of the wealthy game polo as played by the ultra rich. And let me say that these ultra rich have nerve tucked under their vest pocket...The players are nice looking, moral looking. The horses are beautiful. I believe they brush their teeth and bathe them in goat's milk. It is a great subject to draw... In 1910, Bellows was invited by his neighbor and patron, Joseph B. Thomas, to visit the Goulding estate in Lakewood, New Jersey, and enjoy the polo matches. The artist was intrigued by the extravagant sport, and was to draw and paint the game many times in following years. (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
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
George Bellows (1882-1925). Prints and Drawings
Subjects:
Polo
Horses
Places:
New Jersey > Ocean (county) > Lakewood
Former site of Gould Estate
Extent:
1 print : lithograph ; sheet 24 x 30 cm
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Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
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Notes:
Title from Mason catalogue raisonné.
Mason: M. 87; Bellows: B. 142
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 #:
1941.1.132
Identifier:
06_05_000135
W. 2859 (no longer used)
Barcode:
36666003813447