In addition to boxing, he also painted scenes from tennis and baseball, as he was an avid sportsman. His father was an architect and master builder. In 1925 George Bellows died from a ruptured ...
George Bellows is perhaps best known for his pictures of boxing matches, which he began painting around 1904, shortly after his arrival in New York City from his native Ohio. However, he painted ...
Bellows later focussed on boxing rings. To this day, these remain among his most famous paintings, revealing a violent atmosphere inspired by Goya’s dramatic and grotesque characters. The atrocities ...