Carving "Soul in Purgatory"
Ethel Dougan
1938
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 27.9 x 35.4 cm (11 x 13 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 15"x30"x4"thick
Classification
Index of American Design
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Index of American Design
Accession Number
1943.8.6898
About the Artist
Ethel Dougan
Ethel Dougan is an artist about whom the historical record offers very limited information. No confirmed birth or death dates have been established, and her nationality remains uncertain, making it difficult to situate her work within a specific artistic tradition or period with confidence. The works attributed to Dougan suggest an individual with genuine artistic training and a developed sensibi...