The image shows a man partly visible in a boxing ring corner, being attended to by two individuals. The man sits on a stool, leaning back on the ropes. His head is turned to the side and his face is not fully visible. He is shirtless with boxing shorts and shoes. One person is sponging him down, and another is holding a towel. There is a pipe in one person's hand. Another boxer is in the ring, also being attended to. A crowd of spectators fills the background. The setting appears to be indoors, with the ring well-lit and the crowd partly shadowed for contrast.
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The image shows a man partly visible in a boxing ring corner, being attended to by two individuals. The man sits on a stool, leaning back on the ropes. His head is turned to the side and his face is not fully visible. He is shirtless with boxing shorts and shoes. One person is sponging him down, and another is holding a towel. There is a pipe in one person's hand. Another boxer is in the ring, also being attended to. A crowd of spectators fills the background. The setting appears to be indoors, with the ring well-lit and the crowd partly shadowed for contrast.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Between Rounds, large, first stone

George Bellows

Date
1916
Medium
lithograph in black
Dimensions
image: 51.44 × 41.28 cm (20 1/4 × 16 1/4 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1956.6.1
Credit line
Andrew W. Mellon Fund
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CG-W

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • lithograph
  • sports
  • genre
  • Boxing
Inscription

lower left in graphite: No. 1; lower center in graphite: Between Rounds; lower right in graphite: Geo Bellows

NGA object ID 43571. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.