Misty, overcast scene with a steam train trailing white smoke as it passes between a damp green parkland with a winding footpath and a clouded, turbulent river.

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George Wesley Bellows

Rain on the River

Maker

George Wesley Bellows (American, 1882-1925)

Title

Rain on the River

Year

1908

Medium

Oil on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Oil on canvas

Materials

oil paint

Supports

canvas

Dimensions

82.2 x 97.2 cm (32 3/8 x 38 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Marks

Signature: Signed LL:Geo. Bellows

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Jesse Metcalf Fund

Object Number

15.063

Type

Paintings

Exhibition History

Exchange Exhibition of Paintings from Rose Museum, Brandeis University

Feb 16, 1967 – Apr 02, 1967

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Tombstone

George Wesley Bellows (American, 1882-1925)

Rain on the River, 1908

Oil on canvas

82.2 x 97.2 cm (32 3/8 x 38 1/4 inches)

Jesse Metcalf Fund 15.063

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