Daylight at Russell's Corners
Daylight at Russell's Corners
Artist
George Ault
(1891 - 1948)
Date1944
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions18 1/8 × 28 1/8 in. (46 × 71.4 cm)
Framed: 27 5/8 in. × 37 1/2 in. × 2 in.
Framed: 27 5/8 in. × 37 1/2 in. × 2 in.
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2015.31
Signedl.r.: G.C. Ault 44
Accession number
2015.31
On View
Not on viewLabel TextDaylight at Russell's Corners conveys a moment of stillness and silence in a frosty landscape. The scene portrays a crossroads on the outskirts of rural Woodstock, New York. George Ault lived in this small town for the last decade of his life. He created many images of isolated landscapes, envisioning a world separate from the trauma of global events such as World War II.
Amanecer en las esquinas de Russell representa un momento de quietud y silencio en un paisaje gélido. La escena muestra una encrucijada a las afueras de la localidad rural de Woodstock, Nueva York. George Ault vivió en este pequeño pueblo durante la última década de su vida. Creó muchas imágenes de paisajes aislados, imaginando un mundo alejado del trauma de acontecimientos globales como la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
