Feet Washing

1929–1930, printed 1933

Doris Ulmann

Associated Names
Doris Ulmann

Artist, American, 1882 - 1934

The image shows four men seated or crouching together. The man in the foreground is partially crouching and appears to be performing a task, while the three other men are seated closely next to each other. The man in the middle has a bald head and facial hair, while the men on either side have short, dark hair. All men are wearing long-sleeved shirts with ties; the shirts have light, possibly striped patterns. There is a bowl on the floor, and the man who is crouching is using it for some activity involving his hands. The environment appears to be indoors, with a dimly lit background that suggests a simple, perhaps wooden interior.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    photogravure

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.59 × 16.51 cm (8 1/2 × 6 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 29.21 × 20.96 cm (11 1/2 × 8 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.15.2

  • Volume Title

    Roll, Jordan, Roll


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Janet Lehr Fine Arts Gallery, New York); Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2023

  • Etched by Light: Photogravures from the Collection, 1840 – 1940, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2023 - 2024

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, top right corner in graphite: 30 [circled]


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