Albert Fitch Bellows

American · 1829–1883 · Painter, Printmaker

Albert Fitch Bellows was an American genre and landscape painter of the Hudson River School. He was one of the early members of the American Watercolor Society. He excelled in… (Wikipedia)

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Girls Playing by a Stream on the Edge of TownBonhams · Nov 2007$9,000≈ £4,356≈ €6,103Sign up to see
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Albert Fitch Bellows was an American genre and landscape painter of the Hudson River School. He was one of the early members of the American Watercolor Society. He excelled in painting in both oil and watercolor, and was one of the first in America to attempt large etching in plates. He gained great popularity in painting typical scenes in the rural life of both New England and Old England villages.

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Born 1829, MilfordDied 1883, AuburndaleOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q4710206 ↗ULAN 500016334 ↗Museum works 12

Also known as a.f. bellows, A. H. Bellows, AF Bellows, Bellows

Works in museum collections

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Albert Fitch Bellows, Maidstone, Vermont — **Maidstone, Vermont**Graphite and white gouache on brown wove paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Emma Avery Welcher, Amy Ogden Welcher…

Albert Fitch Bellows, Untitled (Boys Flying a Kite) — **Untitled (Boys Flying a Kite)**c. 1875 · etching
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift …

Albert Fitch Bellows, Mill Pond at Windsor, Connecticut — **Mill Pond at Windsor, Connecticut**1880 · etching in black on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Corcoran Collection (Gift of Mr. S.R. Ko…

Albert Fitch Bellows, A Quiet Nook — **A Quiet Nook**1869
http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/50e120ac634f77e0a19d7e4fbfcab7d6 ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/g…

Albert Fitch Bellows, The Lost Child Returned — **The Lost Child Returned**1857
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Albert Fitch Bellows, Coaching in New England — **Coaching in New England**1876
Brooklyn Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Brooklyn Museum

Albert Fitch Bellows, Forest life, encampment on the Penobscot — **Forest life, encampment on the Penobscot**1860
New York Historical ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — New York Historical

Albert Fitch Bellows, Picnic in a Summer Landscape — **Picnic in a Summer Landscape**1879
New Britain Museum of American Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — New Britain Museum of American Art

Albert Fitch Bellows, The Skating Party — **The Skating Party**1866
New Britain Museum of American Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — New Britain Museum of American Art

Albert Fitch Bellows, Sunday in New England — **Sunday in New England**c. 1876 · watercolor
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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