Doris Ulmann
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Doris Ulmann #7,346Established

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personAmerican, 1882–1934
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Selected Works198

Museum Acquisitions

The Studio Museum in Harlem
The Choir
The Choir, 1928
Acquired 2018
Platinum print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
[Two Women Cutting Asparagus]
[Two Women Cutting Asparagus], 1929
Acquired 2017
Photogravure
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
[Man with Basket of Apples]
[Man with Basket of Apples], 1929
Acquired 2017
Photogravure
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
[Woman Leaning Out Window]
[Woman Leaning Out Window], 1929
Acquired 2017
Photogravure
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
[Woman with Three Children]
[Woman with Three Children], 1929
Acquired 2017
Photogravure
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
[Seated Woman and Young Man Reading]
[Seated Woman and Young Man Reading], 1929
Acquired 2017
Photogravure
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Untitled
Untitled, 1930
Acquired 2014
Platinum print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Bearded Man with Watch Chain
Bearded Man with Watch Chain, 1920
Acquired 2010
Platinum print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Woman in Bonnet
Woman in Bonnet, 1920
Acquired 2010
Platinum print
LACMA
Man With Drill
Man With Drill, 1920
Acquired 2008
Platinum print
LACMA
(Women & Children In Doorway)
(Women & Children In Doorway), 1920
Acquired 2008
Platinum-palladium print
LACMA
(New England, On The Dock)
(New England, On The Dock), 1920
Acquired 2008
Platinum-palladium print
LACMA
Near The Cotton Gin
Near The Cotton Gin, 1930
Acquired 2008
Platinum print
LACMA
Loading The Boat
Loading The Boat, 1925
Acquired 2008
Platinum print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Untitled
Untitled, 1933
Acquired 2007
Photogravure
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Untitled
Untitled, 1933
Acquired 2007
Photogravure
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Man with Hand-made Stringed Instrument
Man with Hand-made Stringed Instrument, 1920
Acquired 2005
Platinum print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Worker Chopping Wood
Worker Chopping Wood, 1920
Acquired 2005
Platinum print
Art Institute of Chicago
Young Magnolia
Young Magnolia, 1902
Acquired 2005
Platinum print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Untitled
Untitled, 1920
Acquired 2004
Gelatin silver print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
South Carolina
South Carolina, 1929
Acquired 2002
Platinum print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Interior
Interior, 1917
Acquired 2002
Platinum print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Untitled
Untitled, 1920
Acquired 2002
Gelatin silver print
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Untitled
Untitled, 1916
Acquired 1997
Platinum print on original mount
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Untitled
Untitled, 1929
Acquired 1996
Photogravure

Previous Sales

Swann Auction Galleries
Man wearing a black hat and holding a stick. Circa 1928-34.
Man wearing a black hat and holding a stick. Circa 1928-34.
Sold
Apr 2026
Swann Auction Galleries
Man in a Hayfield. Circa 1930.
Man in a Hayfield. Circa 1930.
$1,524
Dec 2025
Swann Auction Galleries
Old man with pipe. Circa 1925.
Old man with pipe. Circa 1925.
Sold
Dec 2025
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Old Mountain Man with Bible, Weaver Hill, NC
Old Mountain Man with Bible, Weaver Hill, NC
$635
Dec 2025
Swann Auction Galleries
African American Woman. Circa 1929-32.
African American Woman. Circa 1929-32.
$2,540
Oct 2025
Swann Auction Galleries
An Old Woman (Mennonite Woman), PA. Circa 1925-26.
An Old Woman (Mennonite Woman), PA. Circa 1925-26.
Sold
Oct 2025
Swann Auction Galleries
Portrait of an African-American Gentleman. 1917.
Portrait of an African-American Gentleman. 1917.
Sold
Oct 2025
Bonhams
Untitled (Worker with Cap)
Untitled (Worker with Cap), 1917
Sold
Oct 2025
Christie's
Untitled (Dog Rose)
Untitled (Dog Rose), 2022
$63,000
May 2025
Swann Auction Galleries
South Carolina. Circa 1929-30
South Carolina. Circa 1929-30
$2,125
May 2025
Swann Auction Galleries
Shenandoah Valley, Virginia. Circa 1925-26
Shenandoah Valley, Virginia. Circa 1925-26
$2,000
May 2025
Swann Auction Galleries
Man in doorway of American Folk Song Society. Circa 1930
Man in doorway of American Folk Song Society. Circa 1930
$5,000
Dec 2024
Swann Auction Galleries
African-American Man. 1920s
African-American Man. 1920s
$1,875
Dec 2024
Bonhams
Brother William Anderson, Shaker Settlement, Mount Lebanon, New York
Brother William Anderson, Shaker Settlement, Mount Lebanon, New York, 1926
$1,088
Jan 2024
Swann Auction Galleries
Spinner
Spinner
$5,750
Apr 2023
Bonhams
Untitled (Portrait of a Man)
Untitled (Portrait of a Man), 1925
Sold
Jan 2023
Christie's
Lang Syne Plantation, South Carolina, c. 1927
Lang Syne Plantation, South Carolina, c. 1927
$10,000
Oct 2019
Christie's
Mountain Man, c. 1930
Mountain Man, c. 1930
$3,750
Oct 2018
Christie's
Sharecropper, c. 1929
Sharecropper, c. 1929
$2,750
Oct 2018
Christie's
South Carolina, 1926
South Carolina, 1926
$2,750
Oct 2018
Bonhams
ULMANN, DORIS. 1882-1934.
ULMANN, DORIS. 1882-1934.
$15,075
Swann Auction Galleries
Barefoot Girl with Basket, Brasstown, NC. Circa 1930.
Barefoot Girl with Basket, Brasstown, NC. Circa 1930.
$1,980
Swann Auction Galleries
Portrait of the Impressionist painter Leonard Ochtman (1854-1934). Circa 1919.
Portrait of the Impressionist painter Leonard Ochtman (1854-1934). Circa 1919.
Sold
Heritage Auctions · Artsy
Untitled
Untitled
Bidding closed
Platinum print
Phillips · Artsy
Baptism
Baptism, 1929
Bidding closed
Waxed platinum print, tipped to a mount

For Sale

Daniel/Oliver · Artsy
Still Life of Three Ears of Corn
Still Life of Three Ears of Corn, 1930
Sold
Platinum print
Daniel/Oliver · Artsy
Still Life of Pottery
Still Life of Pottery, 1930
Sold
Waxed platinum print
Lincoln Glenn · Artsy
Portrait of a man
Portrait of a man, 1920
US$4,500
Gelatin silver print
Scott Nichols Gallery · Artsy
Untitled
Untitled
Price on request
Alan Klotz Gallery · Artsy
Foot-Washing Ceremony, Four Men
Foot-Washing Ceremony, Four Men, 1933
For sale
Photogravure
Andrew Smith Gallery Arizona, LLC · Artsy
Pushcart
Pushcart, 1925
For sale
Platinum Print
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Boat Detail, likely Massachusetts
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 2025 · Accession 2025.523 · Waxed platinum print
Gift of George Stephanopoulos
Elderly Woman Wearing Bonnet
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 2025 · Accession 2025.522 · Waxed platinum print
Gift of George Stephanopoulos
Portrait of Lillian Gish
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 2025 · Accession 2025.521 · platinum print
Gift of George Stephanopoulos
Old Man Seated With Cane
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 2025 · Accession 2025.520 · platinum print
Gift of George Stephanopoulos
Man Holding a Neck of Guitar
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 2025 · Accession 2025.519 · Waxed platinum print
Gift of George Stephanopoulos
The Choir
The Studio Museum in Harlem · Acquired 2018 · Accession 2018.47.43 · Platinum print
Studio Museum in Harlem; gift of Joy of Giving Something, Inc.
[Two Women Cutting Asparagus]
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2017 · Accession 2017.482 · Photogravure
Gift of Mike and Mickey Marvins
[Man with Basket of Apples]
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2017 · Accession 2017.483 · Photogravure
Gift of Mike and Mickey Marvins
[Woman Leaning Out Window]
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2017 · Accession 2017.484 · Photogravure
Gift of Mike and Mickey Marvins
[Woman with Three Children]
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2017 · Accession 2017.485 · Photogravure
Gift of Mike and Mickey Marvins
[Seated Woman and Young Man Reading]
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2017 · Accession 2017.486 · Photogravure
Gift of Mike and Mickey Marvins
Untitled
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2014 · Accession 2014.68 · Platinum print
Gift of Anne Wilkes Tucker in honor of Joan Alexander
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Market70 auction results

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$63.0K
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$63.0K
1 priced paintings lots
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May 2025 · $63.0K
Latest tracked sale in this object type
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Paintings: $63.0K medianPhotographs: $1.1K medianUnclassified lots: $15.1K median
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Doyle New YorkSotheby'sSwann GalleriesPhillipsChristie's
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event
death
Doris Ulmann dies
Jan 1, 1934
event
birth
Doris Ulmann born
Jan 1, 1882