Portrait of a Woman with a Broom

c. 1885

G. C. Urlin

Associated Names
G. C. Urlin

Artist, American, born Canada, 1854 - 1942

The image features a woman standing upright, facing slightly to the side with her head turned towards the camera. She has a serious expression and is wearing a headpiece with a ruffled edge that covers her hair. She is dressed in a dark long-sleeved blouse with lace detailing, a high neck, and a fitted waist, paired with a long checkered skirt and an apron. The woman is holding a large broom with both hands. Next to her is a carved chair with patterned fabric. The background shows an ornate patterned wall or backdrop with a floral design, and the floor is covered with a textured rug.

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Provenance

Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; NGA purchase, 2023.

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Inscriptions

lower left on mount printed in brown ink: G.C. Urlin; lower center: MAMMOTH ART GALLERY.; lower right: COLUMBUS, OHIO.; on verso, by Ross Kelbaugh, top right in graphite: 125 / 417KKL / AF037; upper left printed in brown ink: 1884 FIRST PREMIUM; upper center: ESTABLISHED 1873.; upper right: CABINET PHOTOGRAPHS 1885.; lower center: Urlin's / MAMMOTH ART GALLERY / 216 & 218 SOUTH HIGH ST. / COLUMBUS, OHIO. U.S.A. / BY SENDING NAME COPIES CAN ALWAYS BE OBTAINED OF THIS OR ANY OTHER PICTURE AT REDUCED RATES. / PICTURES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION COPIED AND ENLARGED.

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