Object Notes

In 1918 George Bellows produced twenty lithographs collectively known as his War series. Each work represented an event or circumstance related to reports of human suffering and atrocities committed as the German army invaded Belgium.

This small-scale, sensuous sculpture captures the intimate relationship between two figures through the interplay of glance, gesture, and body position. Their heads lean back, resting on each other's shoulders as their bodies touch from cheek to calf.

Dramatically large in scale and bold in color and execution, this painting is both a dazzling example of Ilya Bolotowsky's artistic concerns and a testimony to the rich interchange between European and American modernism in the 20th century.