Happy Birthday to George Bellows, born on this day in 1882.  George Bellows painted portraits,

Happy Birthday to George Bellows, born on this day in 1882.  

George Bellows painted portraits, seascapes, and scenes of urban life. Among his most celebrated works are six paintings from 1907 to 1908 that depict prizefighting as the sport then existed in New York: a backroom activity relegated to private clubs. By 1924, when Bellows painted “Ringside Seats,” boxing had become a public, if still brutal, contest. This painting presents the sporting arena as a scene of complex psychological and physical action.