The Paintings of George Bellows
Category: Books,Arts & Photography,History & Criticism
The Paintings of George Bellows Details
From Publishers Weekly Best remembered for his sporting scenes, American realist painter George Bellows had an enormous range of subject interests, as revealed by this splendid catalogue of a touring exhibition. Bellows's late, joyful landscapes, done shortly before his death from appendicitis in 1925, are delirious explosions of color. His purest seascapes crystallize nature's elemental power, recalling one of his principal influences, Winslow Homer. Frequently portraying a mix of ethnic and social classes in the modern metropolis, Bellows contributed to the socialist magazine The Masses and occasionally assumed the role of social critic, as in Cliff Dwellers , a chaotic street scene crowded with immigrants. In incisive essays complemented by 210 plates (75 in color) five noted scholars of American art examine the evolution of Bellows's exuberant realism, his experimental response to the New York scene, his simultaneous attraction to and fear of the sea and his portraiture as a repository for intangible values. Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. Read more
Reviews
Bellows started as a psuedo communist and ended up wealthy and presenting works about tennis in luxury Rhode Island. Bellows is a great American original and his work is often filled wih energy that never stops. This book goes through the evolution of his style and personal values. The cover is his daughter. If you need a rest from art trash, take a look at this one because bellows best work (sports) even lloks great in the plates of this book. There is also an excellent film narrated by Ethan Hawke that was part of the DC National Gallery's show about Bellows in 2012. Like wild expression in sports art? Bellows is your man and this is a companion book.