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GEORGE BELLOWS Artists Judging Works of Art.
Lithograph, 1916. 370x485 mm; 14 1/2x19 1/8 inches, full margins. Second state (of 2). Edition of approximately 52. Signed, titled and inscribed "No. 27" in pencil, lower margin. A very good impression of this early lithograph.
Bellows (1882-1925) was part of the second generation of Aschan School artists. Born in Columbus, Ohio he worked as a commercial illustrator as a student at The Ohio State University from 1901-04. After Ohio State, he moved to New York where he studied with Robert Henri and soon became associated with the Aschan artists. He depicted scenes of everyday life in New York that were rooted in realism. He started making lithographs in 1916 and revived interest in the medium as at the time etching was the preferred printmaking method. Lithography gave him a steady stream of income to provide for his family and also grew his popularity as an artist.
This represents a scene at the National Arts Club, New York, an important gathering and socializing place for artists; Bellows pictured himself in the lithograph at the extreme upper right. Mason 18.
