Wash Day

1989

Ulysses Marshall

Associated Names
Ulysses Marshall

Artist, American, born 1946

The painting features bold shapes and lines, including rectangles and rounded edges. In the center, there is an abstract figure with a round black face and a pink garment near a house-like structure with a red roof. Two round pots appear to contain white contents, possibly signifying cooking vessels atop a stove. Above, a large circular shape in deep red, surrounded by dynamic brush strokes, could represent a sun in a vibrant sky. The artwork incorporates a bright and varied palette, blending everyday motifs into an imaginative composition.
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Artwork overview

Associated Artworks

Oscar

Ulysses Marshall

1989


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Thurlow Evans Tibbs, Jr., Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1996; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

center right in graphite: Ulysses Marshall 1-89

Wikidata ID

Q77010581

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