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George Bellows

Seated Female Nude (Emma Story Bellows)

after 1910
black lithographic crayon with traces of stylus (above head)

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

Bellows achieved fame as a young man for his powerful boxing scenes and images of urban life, but he also produced sensitive drawings and paintings of women. Bellows married Emma Story in 1910.

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