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The Hag and the Young Man

probably 1922

George Bellows

(American, 1882–1925)
America
black lithographic crayon (rubbed in sky)
Image: 45.6 x 36.8 cm (17 15/16 x 14 1/2 in.); Sheet: 58.6 x 54 cm (23 1/16 x 21 1/4 in.)
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund 1937.512
Location: Not on view

Description

The Hag and the Young Man was one of 15 drawings Bellows made to illustrate The Wind Bloweth, a story by Donn Byrne set in Ireland. This illustration was reproduced on page 96 of the May 1922 issue of The Century Magazine. For some reason, however, this illustration was not used when the novel was reprinted as a book later in 1922. Bellows's interest in Irish subjects was probably sparked by his friendship with the Irish painter John Butler Yeats (1839–1922).
  • ?-1937
    Frank K.M. Rehn, New York, NY
    December 20, 1937
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Holland, J. G., and Richard Watson Gilder. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine. New York: Scribner & Co.; The Century Co, 1870. vol. 23-110, May 1922, p. 96
    Francis, Henry. "The Hanna Collection of Lithographs by George Wesley Bellows." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 25, no. 2, pt. 1 (February 1938): 24-25. Reproduced: front cover; Mentioned: p. 24 www.jstor.org
  • American Drawings from the Permanent Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 19-July 12, 1998).
    Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 4/19/98 - 7/12/98. "American Drawings from the Permanent Collection."
    From Block Books to Baskin: Artists as Illustrators. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 13-August 17, 1986).
    American Drawings: 1900-1930. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 7-October 31, 1982).
    The Silver Jubilee Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941).
    Drawings from the Museum Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 11-October 3, 1940).
    Watercolors and Drawings form the Museum Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-28, 1939).
  • {{cite web|title=The Hag and the Young Man|url=false|author=George Bellows|year=probably 1922|access-date=19 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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