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George Bellows
Dance in a Madhouse1917

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Lithograph of a crowded indoor dance hall scene, figures dancing and watching in deep black ink with dramatic highlights on pale skirts and faces
Lithograph depicting a crowded dance hall scene in dark tones, with several figures dancing energetically in the foreground and onlookers seated at right, rendered with loose, gestural mark-making and dramatic contrast between deep shadows and pale highlights.
Artist or Maker
George Bellows
Title
Dance in a Madhouse
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1917
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 21 1/8 × 26 3/4 in. (53.66 × 67.95 cm) Image: 18 3/8 × 24 1/8 in. (46.67 × 61.28 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Vice-Admiral and Mrs. Howard Fithian Kingman
Accession Number
51.37.1
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Schrader, Stephanie, James Glisson, and Alexander Nemerov. True Grit: American Prints from 1900 to 1950. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2019.