Sketches of Heads, Including One of Chester Dale
1904
graphite
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1904
graphite
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The painting is called Sketches of Heads, Including One of Chester Dale. It was made by George Bellows in 1909. The artist used graphite on wove paper to create this work, which is part of the Impressionism and Realism movements. This mix of styles is interesting because it shows how artists were experimenting with different approaches at the time. You can learn more about similar styles by looking into the movement: Realism.
![Sketches of Three Female Heads [recto]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/1b41a88511338b5e/thumb.webp)
![Sheet of Studies [recto and verso]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/47b91b8b6f057ed6/thumb.webp)
![Head of a Man with a Study of His Back; Various Sketches with a Peasant Woman and a Goose [recto]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/2fa4d0cd45c52509/thumb.webp)
![Eye and Part of Face; A Breton Woman and Two Men [recto]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/81c9125f35b9b9e6/thumb.webp)
![A Grazing Cow; Head of a Woman with Her Hand on Her Cheek, and Head of a Man with His Hand on His Ear [verso]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/634600a51135ea0b/thumb.webp)
