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This image depicts a sketch showing partial views of a human body, focusing on the arms and upper torso. The body is positioned with both arms raised, one bent at the elbow, and the other extending upwards. The head is outlined without detailed features. The drawn lines suggest muscles and definition in the arms but do not depict any clothing or jewelry. The background of the image remains plain.
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This image depicts a sketch showing partial views of a human body, focusing on the arms and upper torso. The body is positioned with both arms raised, one bent at the elbow, and the other extending upwards. The head is outlined without detailed features. The drawn lines suggest muscles and definition in the arms but do not depict any clothing or jewelry. The background of the image remains plain.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Arms of a Boxer

George Bellows

Date
1916
Medium
black chalk on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 27.94 × 21.59 cm (11 × 8 1/2 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1983.4.1
Credit line
Gift of Daniel and Rita Fraad
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • male
  • figure
  • Realist
  • Arm
Inscription

lower right verso in graphite by Gordon Allison: GEO Bellows, G.K.A.

NGA object ID 61453. 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.