The next round in the realist reputation match: "George Bellows, " a major new retrospective, opens June 10 at Washington's National Gallery of Art, traveling to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art for a Nov. 15 opening before moving to London's Royal Academy of Arts next March.

WSJ: George Bellows at Washington's National Gallery of Art

"Art in the Age of Queen Victoria: Treasures from the Royal Academy of Arts" showcases 76 paintings and sculptures from an era when London's Royal Academy was the world's premier arts institution.

FORBES: Eminent Victorians