"The Battle". Lithograph on watermarked paper, signed by the artist in pencil in the lower right margin, titled and inscribed in pencil by Bolton Brown in the lower left, the title in the lower center. The image size measures 15-1/2" x 13", and the name of the artist is in the stone at the upper left corner. The paper size is 21-1/2" x 17-1/2", and with the matting and framing under glass the entire piece measures 26-1/8" x 22-7/8". On the back of the dust cover are several labels including one from the Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, another stating "Purchased from The Lending Gallery of The Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, Columbus, Ohio, and a label from H.V. Allison & Co., Inc. in New York, "'The Battle' Original lithograph by George Bellows (1882-1925) Bellows Catalog #192. Drawn in 1924. Proof signed by the artist and by the printer, Bolton Brown. Edition of 52 proofs. An illustration for 'Men Like Gods' by H. G. Wells."
A copy of this print was on exhibition at the Frick, "The Powerful Hand of George Bellows...Drawings from the Boston Public Library", April 21-June 17, 2007. www.frickart.org This image is derived from one of the twenty-seven illustrations that Bellows made for the novel upon its serial publication in "Hearst's International Magazine" in 1922-23. These were not included in the bound edition of the book. Bellows reworked some of the original images as lithographs, printed by Bolton Brown and signed by the artist. This is a powerful image from the novel depicting a utopian society some 3000 years in the future.
2,500/4,500 Sold $1,035.00
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