Sale 2507, Part I - Old Master Through Modern Prints, May 2, 2019

198 c GEORGE BELLOWS The White Hope. Lithograph, 1921. 372x476 mm; 14 1 / 2 x18 3 / 4 inches, wide margins. Edition of 50. Inscribed “Geo. Bellows E.S.B.” by the artist’s wife, Emma Bellows, in pencil, lower right, and signed and inscribed “imp.” by the printer, Bolton Brown, in pencil, lower left. A very good, richly-inked impression with strong contrasts and all the subtle tones distinct. Mason 96. [6,000/9,000] 199  GEORGE BELLOWS Legs of the Sea . Lithograph, 1921. 216x270 mm; 8 1 / 2 x10 5 / 8 inches, full margins. Edition of 53. Signed in pencil, lower right, and signed and inscribed “imp.” by the printer, Bolton Brown, in pencil, lower left. This lithograph depicts sunbathers at Third Beach, Newport, Rhode Island. A superb, richly- inked impression. Mason 131. [1,500/2,500] 200 c GEORGE BELLOWS Two lithographs. Prayer Meeting, Second Stone , 1916. 464x565 mm; 18 1 / 2 x22 1 / 4 inches, full margins. Edition of approximately 47. Signed “George Bellows” by the artist’s wife, Emma S. Bellows, with her initials in pencil, lower right and inscribed “No. 10” in pencil, lower left * Crucifixion of Christ , 1923. 476x526 mm; 18 3 / 4 x20 1 / 2 inches, wide margins. Artist’s proof, aside from the edition of 65. Signed, titled and inscribed “Bolton Brown imp.” in pencil, lower margin. Both very good impressions. Mason 14 and 146. [1,500/2,500] 198