Before Mass

c. 1926

Robert Austin

Associated Names
Robert Austin

Artist, British, 1895 - 1973

The image shows a person washing their feet while seated on a wooden bench. The person has short, dark hair and is wearing a knee-length dress with long sleeves. Various domestic items are visible around them, such as a towel, a dresser with candlesticks, a rug, a bottle or jug on the floor, and a shoe. The background includes a wall with framed images and a possible plant branch.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink with watercolor over graphite

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 44.2 x 33 cm (17 3/8 x 13 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1010


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

LJR (Lugt Supp.1760b)

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1955

  • The Drawing and the Print, Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC; and Lowe Gallery, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, 1955, no cat.

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: Austin; lower left corner in graphite:12; lower right corner in graphite: No.28.

Wikidata ID

Q64628827

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