Woman in Doorway

1900-1930

George Luks

Associated Names
George Luks

Artist, American, 1866 - 1933

The image depicts a person standing in a doorway. The individual is in an upright position, leaning slightly on the door frame with one arm gripping the side. Their face is partially obscured by shadow, with angular features visible. Their hair falls below the shoulder. They are dressed in a white garment with a red top layer. The background features an abstract representation of a building wall in shades of orange and blue. The doorway is dark and shadowy, contrasting with the person's clothing. The artist's name is signed in the lower left corner in blue.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Washington Irving Gallery, New York); Olga Hirshhorn, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2004; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1958

  • George Luks: Drawings and Watercolors Never Before Exhibited, Washington Irving Gallery, New York, 1958, no. 26

1976

  • Paintings and Sculpture from the Olga Hirshhorn Collection, Katonah Gallery, New York, 1976, no. 52

1979

  • Selections from the Olga Hirshhorn Collection, Huntington Galleries, West Virginia, 1979, no. 100

1981

  • A Collector's Eye: The Olga Hirshhorn Collection, Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, 1981, no. 42

Inscriptions

lower left in purple watercolor: George Luks

Watermarks

[Eagle A symbol] / VIGILANT BOND

Wikidata ID

Q64571521

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