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George Bellows — Preliminaries to the Big Bout (Mason 24)
George Bellows

Preliminaries to the Big Bout (Mason 24)

George Bellows' 'Preliminaries to the Big Bout' is catalogued as Mason 24 in the artist's oeuvre. The work captures the energy and drama of sporting life in early 20th-century America.

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Important Prints & Multiples: Part II

October 15, 2021

Estimate: $15,000$25,000

Lot 57

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George Bellows, Preliminaries to the Big Bout (Mason 24)

George Bellows' 'Preliminaries to the Big Bout' is catalogued as Mason 24 in the artist's oeuvre. The work captures the energy and drama of sporting life in early 20th-century America.

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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Dramatic, Action, Figure, American, Urban, Boxing, Sports, Early Modern, Realism, Lithograph

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Cleveland Museum of Art