Aspire Auctions - George Bellows

George Wesley Bellows (American 1882- 1925)

George Bellows was born in Ohio in 1882. He was a Realist painter whose bold, gestural style is noted in his dynamic interpretation of urban life. Bellows studied at Ohio State University and with William Merritt Chase at the New York School of Art, NYC. Although Bellows was associated with members of "The Eight", he did not exhibit in their 1908 show and therefore gained more popularity with critics and patrons for not challenging academic authority. His work often showed more qualities of the Ashcan School. He also taught at the Art Students League. He and his family spent summers and autumns in Woodstock. "It was in Woodstock where Bellows found the perfect combination of nature and neighborhood that inbued his work with the maturity and vision that characterized those final five years." - Elizabeth Kennedy, Curator, Terra Museum of American Art. Referring to an exhibition titled "Leaving the Country: George Bellows at Woodstock", October 4, 2003-January 11, 2003.

September 2006 Fine Arts and Antiques Auction
Lot 50. A forest stream with rapids. Oil on canvas over paperboard, signed on the lower left edge, framed in a wide frame with cast ornamentation in a bronzed finish, 11" x 13-3/4" canvasboard size, with frame overall 17-1/2" x 20-1/2". Possibly painted on Monhegan Island during 1913 when the artist was known to concentrate on dramatic close ups. The painting has, until now, resided in a private Staten Island residence.
30000.00/50000.00