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Seated Boy

c. 1914

George Bellows

(American, 1882–1925)
Culture
America
Medium
black crayon
Measurements
Sheet: 25.4 x 20.5 cm (10 x 8 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr. 1950.452
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
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Did You Know?

Bellows made several compositions of boys swimming and lounging on the banks of the East River in New York City, based on studies such as this one.

Description

The seated youth in this drawing was probably made as a study for one of the many young boys in George Bellows’s lithographs Splinter Beach and River-Front or their related paintings. The inscription “raft” below the figure suggests that the pose was intended for the large raft in the River-Front composition, although a pose with greater similarity appears on the shoreline in the same print. Bellows’s quick sketch captures the wiry, perhaps undernourished physique and the darting eyes of the young man.
A vertically oriented black crayon drawing on tan paper depicts a boy sitting on the ground, angled toward us. He rests his head on arms crossed over a raised knee. Bold, dark strokes define his hair and a heavily hatched shadow behind him, contrasting with lighter, fluid lines outlining his bare limbs. His large, dark eyes look toward our left. Handwritten text and a signature appear in the bottom right corner.

Seated Boy

c. 1914

George Bellows

(American, 1882–1925)
America

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