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Doris Ulmann, William Campbell, Abingdon, Virginia

Doris Ulmann

American · 1882–1934 · Photographer

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  1. Doris Ulmann, Baptism, 1929-1931, Waxed platinum print, tipped to a mountBaptismPhillips · $40,000≈ £32,157≈ €37,555Sign up to see
  2. Doris Ulmann, Southern Appalachian Woman, 1932, vintage gelatin silver printSouthern Appalachian WomanLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $882≈ £691≈ €803Sign up to see
  3. Doris Ulmann, Old Mountain Man with Bible, Weaver Hill, NC, 1930, platinum printOld Mountain Man with Bible, Weaver Hill, NCLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $635≈ £474≈ €542Sign up to see

Doris Ulmann’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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Doris Ulmann, Old Mountain Man with Bible, Weaver Hill, NC, 1930, platinum print
Old Mountain Man with Bible, Weaver Hill, NC, 1930
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 11, 2025
$635Sign up free to see
Doris Ulmann, Southern Appalachian Woman, 1932, vintage gelatin silver print
Southern Appalachian Woman, 1932
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Aug 2, 2023
$882Sign up free to see
Doris Ulmann, Baptism, 1929-1931, Waxed platinum print, tipped to a mount
Baptism, 1929-1931
Phillips · Apr 4, 2017
$40,000Sign up free to see
Doris Ulmann, Untitled (Worker with Cap), 1917, Platinum print; the photographer's red monogram on the image, mounted to tissue
Untitled (Worker with Cap), 1917
Bonhams · Oct 10, 2025
Doris Ulmann, Mountain woman washing cream pot, Sylva, N.C., 1924, photograph
Mountain woman washing cream pot, Sylva, N.C., 1924
OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 2, 2023
Doris Ulmann, Woman in apron with garden cosmos, 1932, photograph
Woman in apron with garden cosmos, 1932
OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 2, 2023
Doris Ulmann, Roll, Jordan, Roll, New York: Robert O. Ballou, 1933. Deluxe Edition. Illustrated with ninety hand-pulled photogravures, text by Julia Peterkin. Signed by the artist and Peterkin, numbered 290 in ink on the colophon. Quarto, stamped brown boards with linen spine and tips with gilt title. Number 290 from an edition of 350, of which 327 were offered for sale
Roll, Jordan, Roll
Phillips · Oct 3, 2017

Works in museum collections

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Doris Ulmann, William Campbell, Abingdon, Virginia
William Campbell, Abingdon, Virginiac. 1930 · gelatin silver print
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Robert B. Menschel — Open Access…
Doris Ulmann, Cypress Trees, South Carolina
Cypress Trees, South Carolinac. 1932 · platinum print
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Purchased as the Gift of W. Bruce and De…
Doris Ulmann, Lang Syne Plantation, South Carolina
Lang Syne Plantation, South Carolinac. 1929 · platinum print
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, R. K. Mellon Family Foundation — Open Ac…
Doris Ulmann, Workers with Cotton Wagon, South Carolina
Workers with Cotton Wagon, South Carolina1929–1930 · platinum print
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Funds from Diana and Mallory Wal…
Doris Ulmann, Woman Weaving a Basket
Woman Weaving a Basket1920s · platinum print
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Funds from Diana and Mallory Wal…
Doris Ulmann, Feet Washing
Feet Washing1929–1930, printed 1933 · photogravure
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon — Open Acce…
Doris Ulmann, African American Church
African American Church1920
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Doris Ulmann, The Entrance to the Mission
The Entrance to the Mission
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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