Study for My Mother, George Wesley Bellows, c. 1921
George Bellows, portraitGeorge BellowsAmerican, 1882–1925

Study for My Mother

c. 1921 · Drawing and Watercolor

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Not on view at present

Where is “Study for My Mother” now? Collection: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.

Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

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Accession number
1922.5556

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In the life of George Bellows

The whole life
  1. 1919

    Teaches at the Art Institute of Chicago

    In 1919 he teaches at the Art Institute of Chicago.

  2. 1920

    Builds a house in Woodstock

    From 1920 he spends nearly half of each year in Woodstock, New York, where he builds a home for his family.

  3. 1920

    “Men of the Docks” bought for the Maier Museum

    Students and locals raise $2,500 to buy “Men of the Docks” for the Maier Museum of Art, the first masterpiece in its collection (now at Randolph College).

All works

On view at Art Institute of Chicago

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