[Haircut, Shave and Manicure]

Undated
Bloch, Julius

Object Details

TITLE:
[Haircut, Shave and Manicure]
DATE:
Undated
MEDIUM:
Ink and watercolor
DIMENSIONS:
11 x 9 1/4 in.
CREDIT LINE:
Museum purchase, Charles Knox Smith Acquisition Fund, 2004

Not currently on view

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Description

In this everyday scene, a man is groomed by a barber while being given a manicure by the seated woman on the left. Julius Bloch is best known for his empathetic, psychological portraits of the oppressed, but here he shows a moment in the life of the upper middle class.

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