Swans in Central Park

George Bellows  (American, Columbus, Ohio 1882–1925 New York)

Date:
1906
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
18 3/8 x 21 3/8 in. (46.7 x 54.3 cm)
Classification:
Paintings
Credit Line:
Gift of Margaret and Raymond J. Horowitz, 2007
Accession Number:
2007.281.1
  • Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

    Signature: Signed (L.R.): Geo Bellows-

  • Provenance

    The artist (gift to Keefe); Edward R. Keefe; [Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, from December 1967–68; sold before July 1968 to Horowitz]; Raymond J. and Margaret Horowitz (1968–2007; their gift to MMA)

  • References

    Bellows, George, "Private Book of Paintings" (unpublished register of the artist's work.), vol. A, sketch on p. 19

    Morgan, Charles H. George Bellows: Painter of America. NY: Reynal & Co., 1965; mentioned p. 57 ("His first essay of the [summer 1906] season was a small canvas of swans in the park")

    American Paintings for Public and Private Collections (an exhibition of 200 years of painting in America marking the opening of the gallery of American art at Hirschl & Adler Galleries). NY: Hirschl & Adler Galleries, December 4, 1967-January 13, 1968; cat. no. 92, illustrated (b & w), n.p.; mentioned in cat. no. 51 entry.

    Brown, Gordon. "Notes on things American" Arts, vol. 42, no. 3, December 1967-January 1968; illustrated p. 39

    New York Collects. NY: MMA, July 3-September 2, 1968 (Foreword by Thomas P. F. Hoving; biographies and detailed checklist by Guy-Philippe de Montebello); "Paintings" cat. no. 3, p. 2 (Lent by Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Horowitz); not illustrated

    New York Collects: Paintings, Watercolors and Sculpture from Private Collections 1968 (Foreword by Guy-Philippe de Montebello). NY: MMA, 1968; "Paintings" cat. no. 3, p. 5 (Lent by Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Horowitz); not illustrated

    American Impressionist and Realist Paintings and Drawings from the Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Raymond J. Horowitz (catalogue by Dianne H. Pilgrim). NY: MMA, April 19-June 3, 1973; cat. no. 49, p. 162, illustrated (b&w) p. 163

    Cikovsky, Jr., Nicolai with Nancy Anderson, Deborah Chtoner, Franklin Kelly, and Lee A. Vedder. American Impressionism and Realism: The Margaret and Raymond Horowitz Collection. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, January 24-May 9, 1999; cat. no. 5 (entry by Franklin Kelly), pp. 35-37 and p. 180; illustrated (color) p. 37

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