The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of March 29, 2024
Old Billiard Player
1921
(American, 1882–1925)
Image: 22.9 x 18.9 cm (9 x 7 7/16 in.)
Gift of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. 1936.554
Catalogue raisonné: Mason 84
Location: not on view
Description
An avid billiards fan, Bellows enjoyed playing matches among a circle of close friends that included his valued colleague and former painting instructor Robert Henri. Despite the careful characterization of the titular figure in this print, his identity remains unknown.- Stag at Sharkey’s: George Bellows and the Art of Sports. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 14-September 18, 2016).The Cleveland Museum of Art, OH (05/14/2016-09/18/2016): “Stag at Sharkey’s: George Bellows and the Art of Sports”George Bellows Prints: Centennial Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 7-October 31, 1982).The George Wesley Bellows Memorial Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 16-March 22, 1926).
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