Lot 174
  • 174

George Bellows 1882-1925

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • George Bellows
  • Barnyard and Chickens
  • inscribed Geo Bellows ESB by the artist's wife, l.l.
  • oil on panel
  • 18 by 22 in.
  • (45.7 by 55.9 cm)
  • Painted in 1924.

Provenance

Estate of the artist, 1925
Emma S. Bellows (his wife)
H.V. Allison, New York, 1959
Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1987
Private collection
Sale: Christie's, New York, December 2, 1988, lot 276, illustrated in color
Barnett Bank, Jacksonville, Florida
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1998

Exhibited

New York, H.V. Allison Galleries, George Bellows (1882-1925), A Selection of Paintings, Drawings and Lithographs, October-November 1985, p. 23, no. 19, illustrated
Orlando, Florida, Mennello Museum, The Paintings of George Bellows, November 2007-February 2008, p. 60, illustrated in color p. 52

Condition

Very good condition; under UV: some retouching along upper edge to address frame abrasion, otherwise fine.
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