George Bellows

The Sawdust Trail
1917

This is a detailed black and white etching depicting a chaotic courtroom scene titled "The Sawdust Trail." The image is filled with a variety of exaggerated characters, including a central figure standing on a table with arms outstretched, a man holding a birdcage, and numerous onlookers with expressive faces showing a range of emotions. The background features a banner with the text "TRUST SON PHILADELPHIA BRIDE GROOMING FOR CO." The foreground is crowded with people, some of whom are engaged in animated conversation, while others appear to be in distress or shock. The artwork is signed "Geo Bellows" at the bottom right.

This is a detailed black and white etching depicting a chaotic courtroom scene titled "The Sawdust Trail." The image is filled with a variety of exaggerated characters, including a central figure standing on a table with arms outstretched, a man holding a birdcage, and numerous onlookers with expressive faces showing a range of emotions. The background features a banner with the text "TRUST SON PHILADELPHIA BRIDE GROOMING FOR CO." The foreground is crowded with people, some of whom are engaged in animated conversation, while others appear to be in distress or shock. The artwork is signed "Geo Bellows" at the bottom right.

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Date
1917

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 28 1/8 × 22 5/16in. (71.4 × 56.7 cm) Image: 25 1/2 × 19 7/8in. (64.8 × 50.5 cm)

Accession number
31.603

Edition
48/65

Publication
Printed by George C. Miller

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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artworks/3573

Exhibitions

Breaking Ground: The Whitney’s Founding Collection

Apr 28–Sept 18, 2011

George Bellows
18 works in the collection

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