Swans in Central Park
1906 · Oil on canvas
Dimensions : 18 3/8 x 21 3/8 in. (46.7 x 54.3 cm)
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit Gift of Margaret and Raymond J. Horowitz, 2007
Having given up his studies at Ohio State University after three years, Bellows arrived in New York in 1904. Under the influence of his teacher, Robert Henri, he devoted himself to recording vignettes of city life. In this, one of his earliest New York scenes, Bellows depicted children feeding the tame swans that inhabited the ponds of Central Park. Thickly applied paint energizes the painting’s surface and anticipates the dashing brushwork that Bellows enlisted for his later views of grittier neighborhoods and their denizens.
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About this artwork
Swans in Central Park (1906) by George Bellows, oil on canvas, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art collection.
About George Bellows
George Wesley Bellows (August or August 19, 1882 – January 8, 1925) was an American realist painter, known for his bold depictions of urban life in New York City. He became, according to the Columbus Museum of Art, "the most acclaimed American artist of his generation".
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