The old rascal

The old rascal

Item Information

Title:
The old rascal
Description:
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:
GB
Date:
[ca. 1916]
Format:
Drawings/Illustrations
Genre:
Crayon drawings
Ink drawings
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
George Bellows (1882-1925). Prints and Drawings
Subjects:
Nudes
Kissing
Extent:
1 drawing : crayon, pen and ink, and scratchwork on cream heavy weight wove paper ; sheet 26 x 20 cm
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Notes:
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):
Sold by H.V. Allison Galleries to Albert H. Wiggin, June 1943. Gifted to the Boston Public Library.
Notes (date):
Date from material accompanying item.
Additional information accompanying item: Executed before 1916.
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 #:
1943.1.16
Identifier:
06_05_000012
Barcode:
36666003814882