The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 18, 2026

A vertically oriented charcoal and graphite drawing on gridded paper depicts several figures. Centrally, a man in a jacket and trousers leans back with his head tilted upward. Behind him, a woman in a long gown and head covering stands and grasps his hand. To our left, two helmeted figures walk away. On our right, another figure raises one arm toward the sky. Sketched birds fly through the clouds above.

The Eve of Victory

1918

George Bellows

(American, 1882–1925)
America
charcoal and graphite
Image: 58.4 x 48.7 cm (23 x 19 3/16 in.); Sheet: 60.7 x 49.5 cm (23 7/8 x 19 1/2 in.)
Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr. 1937.513
Location: Not on view
  • ?-1937
    (Marie Sterner Gallery, New York, NY)
    August 23, 1937
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Bellows, George, and Emma S. Bellows. The Paintings of George Bellows. New York: A.A. Knopf, 1929. p. 79
    "Part II. Annual Report Issue for the Year 1937." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 25, no. 2 (1938) p. 21 www.jstor.org
    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. Mentioned: p. 24 www.jstor.org
  • 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).
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