George Ault (1891-1948)
Daylight at Russell's Corner
signed and dated 'G.C. Ault '44' (lower right)
oil on canvas
18 x 28 in. (45.7 x 71.1 cm.)
Provenance
Rudolf Gallery, Woodstock, New York.
Private collection, Davis, California.
Christie's, New York, 14 March 1991, lot 213.
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York.
Private collection, New Jersey.
Private collection, New York.
Literature
L. Ault, Artist in Woodstock, George Ault: The Independent Years, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1978
Exhibited
New York, Whitney Museum of Art, George Ault, 1988
Lot Essay
Ault made several paintings using this subject or variations thereof. The work closely relates to Black Night at Russell's Corner in the collection of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
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