Both Members of This Club
1909 · Oil on canvas · National Gallery of Art, Washington
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About this work
- Artist
- George Bellows (1882–1925)
- Year
- 1909
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 115 × 160.5 cm
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art, Washington
- Movement
- Ashcan School
A Black boxer and a white boxer grapple under the lights at Sharkey's, the white fighter's face bloodied, with the crowd's faces lit from below. The title refers to the custom of making the fighters 'members' of the private club for the night, since public prizefights were illegal in New York. It is the largest of Bellows's boxing pictures and is in the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
A powerful dark boxing picture for a study, home gym or den, framed in black. It suits charcoal or white walls and pairs with Stag at Sharkey's.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Exhibition poster of a Ashcan School painting
- Era
- 20th century (1909)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- cream & beige
- Mood
- classic
- Rooms
- study or library, home gym, living room, dining room, hallway or entryway
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.
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
A fine-art print
The same artwork as a clean fine-art print — the image shown large with a minimal caption.



































