Stag at Sharkey's
1909 · Oil on canvas · Cleveland Museum of Art
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About this work
- Artist
- George Bellows (1882–1925)
- Year
- 1909
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 92 × 122.6 cm
- Collection
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Movement
- Ashcan School
Two boxers lunge at each other in a smoky ring at Tom Sharkey's saloon in New York, lit from above, while a crowd of shadowy faces presses around the ropes. Public prizefighting was illegal in New York then, so bouts were held as private 'stag' nights at clubs, with the fighters enrolled as members. Bellows painted it in 1909, and it is his most famous picture. It is in the Cleveland Museum of Art.
This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
A dramatic, dark boxing scene for a study, home gym, bar or den, framed in black. It suits charcoal, deep red or white walls and is a classic gift for a boxing fan.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Ashcan School painting
- Era
- 20th century (1909)
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Mood
- classic
- Rooms
- study or library, home gym, living room, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. Prints at 16×12, 24×18, 32×24 in — 16×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×18 above a console or sideboard; 32×24 as the statement piece above a sofa or headboard.
Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — dark wood flatters the lighter palette; black sharpens it.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
The Madten promise
An exhibition poster
The same artwork as a gallery exhibition poster — title, artist & date typeset beneath the image on a soft ground.
