Who painted “Dempsey and Firpo”?

“Dempsey and Firpo” was painted by George Bellows in 1924. Where to see it: Whitney Museum of American Art.

What to look for

Ashcan School: gritty everyday scenes of American city life in dark, vigorous paint; Regionalism, later, turns to the countryside and the Midwest.

George Wesley Bellows (August 12 or August 19, 1882 – January 8, 1925) was an American realist painter, known for his bold depictions of urban life in New York City. He became, according to the Columbus Museum of Art, "the most acclaimed American artist of his generation". Wikipedia

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More by George Bellows

“The Barricade”, 1918
“Stag at Sharkey's”, 1909
“Cliff Dwellers”, 1913
“Men of the Docks”, 1912
“Both Members of This Club”, 1909
“Miss Bentham”, 1906
“Tennis at Newport”, 1919
“The Lone Tenement”, 1909