We're starting the year in New York with George Bellows's wintry scene 'Men of the Docks', at the frozen waterfront of the East River in Brooklyn. ❄️ Looking across the partly frozen river towards the tall buildings of the Manhattan skyline, Bellows ironically contrasts the dynamic centre of modern capitalism with the harsh reality of the people whose labour kept it functioning. Take a closer look at January's Picture of the Month: https://bit.ly/32KCPDL | National Gallery