Photography by Edward C. Robison III.
Daylight at Russell's Corners
Daylight 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.
ArtistGeorge Ault, 1891–1948
Date1944
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions27 5/8 x 37 1/2 x 2 in.
Signedl.r.: G.C. Ault 44
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2015.31
ClassificationPainting
Provenance(Rudolph Galleries, Woodstock, NY); Private Collection, Davis, CA; to (Christie’s, New York, NY), March 14, 1991, sale 7230, lot 213; purchased by (Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, NY), 1991; purchased by Private Collection, NJ, 1992. Private Collection, New York, NY; (Christie’s, New York, NY), December 5, 2002, sale 1124, lot 139; purchased by Sam Simon [1955-2015]; to (Christie’s, New York, NY), November 18, 2015, sale N09425, lot 43; purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2015
On ViewYes
This artwork's face covers about 142× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.