The old rascal
Item Information
- Title:
- The old rascal
- Description:
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Although many critics have compared the conception and execution of the subject matter in this lithograph to that of the French master satirist Daumier, the artist's explanation provides what is perhaps a more appropriate description. His reference is to Francois Rabelais (c. 1494-1553), a French monk who is best remembered for his two novels that, according to "Webster's Biographical Dictionary, "are noted for their broad and racy humor and grotesque invention." (Mason)
- Artist:
- Bellows, George, 1882-1925
- Name on Item:
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GB
- Date:
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[ca. 1916]
- Format:
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Drawings/Illustrations
- Genre:
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Crayon drawings
Ink drawings
- Location:
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Boston Public Library
Arts Department - Collection (local):
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George Bellows (1882-1925). Prints and Drawings
- Subjects:
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Nudes
Kissing
- Extent:
- 1 drawing : crayon, pen and ink, and scratchwork on cream heavy weight wove paper ; sheet 26 x 20 cm
- Permalink:
- https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/7d279v49d
- Terms of Use:
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No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
- Notes:
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Title from material accompanying item.
Study for the lithograph of the same title (Mason: M. 11; Bellows: B. 167).
Additional information accompanying item: Signed in lower right "G.B."
- Notes (acquisition):
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Sold by H.V. Allison Galleries to Albert H. Wiggin, June 1943. Gifted to the Boston Public Library.
- Notes (date):
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Date from material accompanying item.
Additional information accompanying item: Executed before 1916.
- Notes (citation):
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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 #:
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1943.1.16
- Identifier:
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06_05_000012
- Barcode:
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36666003814882
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