Billiard player--study for indoor athlete no. 1

Billiard player--study for indoor athlete no. 1

Item Information

Title:
Billiard player--study for indoor athlete no. 1
Description:
Fascinated by baseball and outdoor sports, the artist understood that recreation could be found in many forms. Bellows was familiar with the billiard rooms of the Players Club on Gramercy Park, New York, as well as those of the National Arts Club, and the Salmagundi Club. (Mason)
Artist:
Bellows, George, 1882-1925
Name on Item:
Geo. Bellows, E.S.B.
Date:
[ca. 1917–1921]
Format:
Drawings/Illustrations
Genre:
Pencil works
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
George Bellows (1882-1925). Prints and Drawings
Subjects:
Billiards
Extent:
1 drawing : graphite on heavy weight cream wove paper ; sheet 20 x 18 cm
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Notes:
Title from material accompanying item.
Study for the lithograph titled, "Indoor Athlete, No. 1" (Mason: M. 81; Bellows: B. 62).
Additional information accompanying item: Signed by Mrs. Bellows. On the back appears what must have been a first, rejected attempt.
Initialed within drawing at lower right: "G.B. E.S.B." Signed beneath image at left: "Geo. Bellows, E.S.B."
Notes (acquisition):
Sold by Frederick Keppel Galleries to Albert H. Wiggin, October 26, 1936. Gifted to the Boston Public Library.
Notes (date):
Date supplied by cataloger based on date of corresponding print.
Additional information accompanying item: Probably executed shortly before the litho, in 1921.
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 #:
1941.1.1
Identifier:
06_05_000026
W. 3979 (no longer used)
Barcode:
36666003813959