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Source Description
The seated youth in this drawing was probably made as a study for one of the many young boys in George Bellows’s lithographs <em>Splinter Beach</em> and <em>River-Front</em> or their related paintings. The inscription “raft” below the figure suggests that the pose was intended for the large raft in the <em>River-Front</em> composition, although a pose with greater similarity appears on the shoreline in the same print. Bellows’s quick sketch captures the wiry, perhaps undernourished physique and the darting eyes of the young man.
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Document identity
localId
127809
label
Seated Boy
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obj
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drawing
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1
Source metadata
id
127809
contentType
drawing
title
Seated Boy
description
The seated youth in this drawing was probably made as a study for one of the many young boys in George Bellows’s lithographs <em>Splinter Beach</em> and <em>River-Front</em> or their related paintings. The inscription “raft” below the figure suggests that the pose was intended for the large raft in the <em>River-Front</em> composition, although a pose with greater similarity appears on the shoreline in the same print. Bellows’s quick sketch captures the wiry, perhaps undernourished physique and the darting eyes of the young man.
date
c. 1914
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79661091
creators
3005
genreSpecific
Drawing
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 25.4 x 20.5 cm (10 x 8 1/16 in.)
cul
America
accession
1950.452
Source extras
tec
black crayon
tombstone
Seated Boy, c. 1914. George Bellows (American, 1882–1925). Black crayon; sheet: 25.4 x 20.5 cm (10 x 8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., 1950.452
collection
DR - American 20th Century
inscriptions
inscription
Signed in pencil, lower right: "Geo Bellows (signed)/raft"
didYouKnow
Bellows made several compositions of boys swimming and lounging on the banks of the East River in New York City, based on studies such as this one.
creditline
Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr.
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2026-05-29 06:34:56.462000
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127809
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Drawings
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DR - American 20th Century
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black crayon
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male
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1
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0
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photo
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c46a128325d0567b