Price: SOLD
SKU: 91437
ARTIST: George Bellows
MEDIUM: Lithograph,
DATE: 1921.
EDITION SIZE: Eddition 50. Image size 14 5/16 x 20 11/16" (36.3 x 52.5 cm).
DESCRIPTION: Georges Carpentier was born January 12, 1894 in Liévin, in the north of France. As a boxer he was discovered by boxing instructor François Descamps at a young age. His first official public bout took place December 4, 1906, in the context of a regional championship tournament in Béthune. This was followed by a trip to Paris, where Carpentier took third place in the amateur “world” championship of boxe française, on March 9, 1907. In December at thirteen years old he became champion of the Pas-de-Calais region of France, and in March 1908 in Paris won the featherweight boxe française champion.<BR><BR> Georges Carpenter would go on to be known as one of the great light heavyweight boxers of his era, having won the European heavyweight and the world light heavy weight titles. The last hurdle was the heavy weight world title, held by the formidable Jack Dempsey. The fight was won by Dempsey in the fourth round. <br><br>
ADDITIONAL INFO: Signed and titled in pencil, also signed by the printer Bolton Brown.
CONDITION: Very good condition, save for an occasional fox mark, printed on thin china paper. A spectacular impression.
REFERENCE: Mason #98.
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