AW8-013: George Bellows Dempsey and Firpo Original 1924 Colored Lithograph

George Bellows Dempsey and Firpo Original 1924 Colored Lithograph

George Bellows "Dempsey and Firpo" also referred to as "Dempsey Through the Ropes" Original 1924 Lithograph. Bellows executed the original oil on canvas painting in 1923 - 1924 to commemorate theSeptember 14, 1923 boxing match between American Jack Dempsey and Argentine Luis Firpo. It has become Bellows' most famous boxing painting. The original oil painting has been in the Whitney Museum of Art's collection since the museum's opening in 1931. The painting depicts the dramatic moment when Firpo knocked Dempsey out of the ring, despite the fact that Dempsey was the eventual winner that night. Bellows gave himself a cameo as the balding man at the extreme left of the picture. The work is painted in the style of the Ashcan School movement. 

Dimensions: Sight 18 1/4" x 23 1/2"; Frame 23" x 29"