A coastal landscape comprised of a dark blue sea to the extreme right with a grey and ochre blu…

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Artist George Wesley Bellows (American, 1882 - 1925)

Date1913

MediumOil on paperboard

DimensionsOther (paperboard): 22 1/16 × 29 5/8 inches (56 × 75.2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase.

Object number1936.1

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CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextAlthough born and raised in land-locked Columbus, Ohio, George Bellows had strong ties to the sea. His grandfather had been a whaler, and as a youth Bellows made several trips to visit relatives in Sag Harbor, Long Island, an important whaling port in the nineteenth century. Bellows’s seascapes are a unique aspect of his production and have long been favorably compared to the masterful works of Winslow Homer in their ready grasp of the elemental nature of the sea. This painting depicts a scene on Monhegan Island, Maine, a location Bellows first visited with his friend and teacher Robert Henri in 1911.

Subject MatterBlackhead, Monhegan Island, Maine, United States of America

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