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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
- 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.