George BellowsAmerican, 1882–1925The Pool Player
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- In this state since
- Aug 19, 2026
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- The museum's own collection data
About the work
A single overhead light illuminates the pool player’s careful concentration and agile pose while casting two rapt companions in shadow. The figure on the left is believed to be Bellows’s self-portrait.
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Particulars
- Accession number
- 1936.577
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- The Cleveland Museum of Art: the museum's own open data · fetched 6 days ago
- Image: The Cleveland Museum of Art — Museum open access
Meanwhile, in the life of George Bellows
The whole life1919
Teaches at the Art Institute of Chicago
In 1919 he teaches at the Art Institute of Chicago.
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.
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).
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