J.P. Ball Studio, 1867 Douglass (Lessons of the Hour)

Artist Sir Isaac Julien (English, born 1960)

Date2019

MediumInkjet print

DimensionsFramed: 23 1/16 × 30 5/8 × 2 1/8 inches (58.58 × 77.79 × 5.4 cm)
Image, sheet, mount: 22 7/16 × 29 15/16 inches (56.99 × 76.04 cm)

Credit LinePurchase: acquired through the generosity of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2026.40

Signednone

InscribedLabel on mount verso, bottom, white label with black type: “Isaac Julien / J.P. Ball Studio, 1867 Douglass (Lessons of the Hour), 2019 / Framed photograph on gloss inkjet paper mounted on aluminum . 57 x76 cm / 22 ½ x 29 7/8 / Edition of 6 plus 1 artist’s proof (Edition #5 of 6) / IJ 336 edition 5”

MarkingsLabel on mount verso, lower right corner, gray with black type: “BONACK / AESTHETIC / ENGINEERING / Museumglas / GEWE ® - pure vision 3 mm . UV-Schutz 90%”

Edition/State/Proofed. 5/6 + 1 A.P.

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DescriptionImage of a man, seated slightly off center, in a reconstructed 19th-century photo studio. He is seated in a dark wooden armchair and holding a walking cane with a silver handle diagonally across his lap. He is dressed in a dark blue jacket with a patterned vest, light-colored shirt, and pink bow tie. The studio includes a painted backdrop depicting a landscape with a grey rectangular screen that partially blocks the left side of the scenic backdrop. There is a tall wooden pedestal on the left, a round table holding a fern in a metal planter on the right, and in the background there are wooden ladders, frames, and studio equipment visible.Provenance

Provenance

Victoria Miro Gallery, London;

Purchased from Victoria Miro Gallery by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2026.

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