Legs of the sea [front] ; Girl kneeling [back]

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Item Information

Title:
Legs of the sea [front] ; Girl kneeling [back]
Title (alt.):
The beach
Description:
The scene of "Legs of the Sea" is Third Beach in Newport, Rhode Island. The seascape, the relaxed figures on the dune, and the strolling figures on the beach evoke a very special sense of place. (Mason)
Artist:
Bellows, George, 1882-1925
Name on Item:
Geo. Bellows E.S.B.
Date:
[ca. 1919–1921]
Format:
Drawings/Illustrations
Genre:
Pencil works
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
George Bellows (1882-1925). Prints and Drawings
Subjects:
Beaches
Swimmers
Sunbathing
Places:
Rhode Island > Newport (county) > Newport
Third Beach
Extent:
1 drawing : graphite on wove paper ; sheet 17 x 21 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/7d279v69w
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Notes:
Title and alternative title from material accompanying item.
Front drawing is a study for the lithograph of the same title (Mason: M. 85; Bellows: B. 131).
Additional information accompanying item: Signed along bottom of image to right of center, in pencil "Geo. Bellows E.S.B." A second study of this subject is in the Boston Public Library collection; however, the lithograph appears to have been taken from this sketch rather than the other.
The drawings are preliminary studies for "The Beach," oil on canvas, 1919. Double-sided drawing.
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Emma Story Bellows; June 1943
Notes (date):
Date supplied by cataloger.
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 #:
1943.2.6
Identifier:
06_05_000022
Barcode:
36666003814908