An athlete himself, George Wesley Bellows uses a metaphor to depict the brutal sport of boxing: two stags locked in combat. While prizefighting is illegal in New York City in the early part of the twentieth century, underground fight clubs like Sharkey's prosper while catering to the blood lust of enthusiastic spectators. Bellows uses the comparison of stags locked in combat to relate the violent world of boxing to violence in nature. The spectator's expressions are contorted and just as frenzied and passionate as the fighters themselves. Considered an enduring piece of art, the intensity of this painting comes to life on canvas, and will be a conversation piece for any room. "...the most acclaimed American artists of his generation." Columbus Museum of Art George Wesley Bellows (1882-1925) was an American painter who lived and produced most of his work at the start of the twentieth century. Known for bold depictions of urban life in New York City, Bellows captures American pastimes based on his love of athletics. Bellows' style mixes dark atmospheres with bright light and geometrical shapes with long brushstrokes giving his scenes a sense of perpetual, fluid motion. These hallmarks of his style allowed Bellows to depict the grittiness of American society, a popular movement amongst turn-of-the-century realist artists. Although boxing scenes are Bellows' major contribution to art history, he later cultivates a more refined style and develops his use of light and dark to characterize the griminess of urban life fueled by the political and social themes of his time.

• Frame Description: Woven Onyx - Ribbed Textured Black Finish Frame
• 100% Hand Painted Oil on Canvas
• Artwork is crafted with artist-grade canvas, professionally hand-stretched and stapled over wooden frames
• Framed painting arrives ready to hang on your wall with hanging hardware included
• 28"x 24"
• Hand painted in China, framed in the USA

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