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This is a print of a boxing match in an arena. Two shirtless boxers are seen grappling in the ring, with a referee nearby. The audience surrounding the ring is shown at the bottom watching the match, some turning to speak to each other. The background is black
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This is a print of a boxing match in an arena. Two shirtless boxers are seen grappling in the ring, with a referee nearby. The audience surrounding the ring is shown at the bottom watching the match, some turning to speak to each other. The background is black

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Stag at Sharkey's

George Bellows

Date
1917
Medium
lithograph in black
Dimensions
image: 47.63 × 60.64 cm (18 3/4 × 23 7/8 in.) sheet: 55.56 × 70.17 cm (21 7/8 × 27 5/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1956.6.13
Credit line
Andrew W. Mellon Fund
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • lithograph
  • sports
  • genre
  • Boxing
Provenance

(H. V. Allison & Co., Larchmont, NY); purchased by NGA, 1956.

Inscription

lower left in graphite: No. 62; lower center in graphite: A Stag at Sharkey's; lower right in graphite: Geo Bellows.; lower center in plate: Geo Bellows

NGA object ID 43583. 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.