Both Members of This Club

George Bellows completed this brutal boxing scene showing two fighters locked in combat. The violent struggle takes place before a crowd of spectators pressed against the ring. Bellows captured the raw energy of illegal prize fights in early 20th-century New York.

The painting's title refers to the private club loophole that allowed banned boxing matches. Bellows brought Ashcan School realism to American art. The work hangs at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.