William Glackens

"Then There was a Lively Little Fight."
1914

A sketch depicting two men in a physical altercation inside a bar or saloon, with one man grabbing the other's lapel and raising his fist, while the other man appears to be recoiling. An overturned chair is visible in the foreground, and a third man, wearing a chef's hat, is observing the scene from behind the counter with a concerned expression. The setting includes bar stools and a counter, suggesting a public eating or drinking establishment. The drawing style is expressive with dynamic lines, and the artist's signature is visible in the lower right corner.

A sketch depicting two men in a physical altercation inside a bar or saloon, with one man grabbing the other's lapel and raising his fist, while the other man appears to be recoiling. An overturned chair is visible in the foreground, and a third man, wearing a chef's hat, is observing the scene from behind the counter with a concerned expression. The setting includes bar stools and a counter, suggesting a public eating or drinking establishment. The drawing style is expressive with dynamic lines, and the artist's signature is visible in the lower right corner.

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Date
1914

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Charcoal, transparent and opaque watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 13 3/16 × 17 15/16in. (33.5 × 45.6 cm)

Accession number
31.545

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

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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William Glackens
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