Stag at Sharkey's

George Bellows · 1909 · oil on canvas

Stag at Sharkey's is a 1909 oil painting by the American artist George Wesley Bellows depicting two boxers fighting in the private athletic club situated across from his studio. It is part of the Ashcan School movement known in particular for depicting scenes of daily life in early twentieth century New York City, often in the city's poorer neighborhoods. Participants in the boxing ring were usually members of the club, but occasionally outsiders would fight with temporary memberships. These fighters were known as "stags".

Image courtesy of The Cleveland Museum of Art.

Available as a made-to-order museum-quality canvas print: stretched or framed.