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 exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. 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
- 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.



































