Indoor athlete, second Stone

Indoor athlete, second Stone

Item Information

Title:
Indoor athlete, second Stone
Title (alt.):
Indoor athlete, no. 2
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
Printer:
Brown, Bolton, 1864-1936
Name on Item:
Geo Bellows ; Bolton Brown - imp.
Date:
1921
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Lithographs
Portrait prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
George Bellows (1882-1925). Prints and Drawings
Subjects:
Billiards
Extent:
1 print : lithograph ; sheet 18 x 28 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/7d279w51n
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Notes:
Title from Mason catalogue raisonné.
Alternative title from Bellows catalogue raisonné.
Mason: M. 82; Bellows: B. 77
Additional information accompanying item: Signed "GB" above the two balls to the left.
Boston Public Library has a related drawing.
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.
Notes (object):
Less detailed and even smaller than the first stone, the pool player in "Indoor Athlete, Second Stone" is the same--but the three balls present a completely different challenge! (Mason)
Accession #:
1941.1.77
Identifier:
06_05_000063
W. 2859 (no longer used)
Barcode:
36666003813165