Lang Syne Plantation, South Carolina

c. 1929

Doris Ulmann

Associated Names
Doris Ulmann

Artist, American, 1882 - 1934

The image shows a man seated with his upper body visible. He is slightly leaning forward, with his hands resting on top of each other in front of him while holding an object that appears to be a piece of cloth. His head is tilted downward, and he is gazing downward. The man's facial features include a broad nose, full lips, and closely cropped hair. He is wearing a collared, long-sleeved shirt that is buttoned up. In one hand, he holds a cigarette. The background is out of focus, featuring what appears to be a wooden structure or wall.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    platinum print

  • Credit Line

    R. K. Mellon Family Foundation

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 20 × 15.3 cm (7 7/8 × 6 in.)
    mount: 36.2 × 28.5 cm (14 1/4 × 11 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.56.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Lieberman & Saul Gallery, New York); Paul Allaire Collection; (sale, Christie’s, New York, 1 October 2019, lot 101); (Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco), 2019; NGA purchase, 2022.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right below image in graphite: Doris Ulmann; on verso of mount, by unknown hand, upper left in red crayon perpendicular: 421; upper right in graphite: EL78.93; bottom right: DU.0101.Z


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