George Ault, Bright Light at Russell's Corners, 1946, oil on canvas, 19 5⁄8 x 25 in. (49.9 x 63.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Lawrence, 1976.121
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Bright Light at Russell’s Corners
- Artist
- Date
- 1946
- Location
- Dimensions
- 19 5⁄8 x 25 in. (49.9 x 63.4 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Lawrence
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- oil on canvas
- Classifications
- Subjects
- Landscape — road
- Architecture Exterior — farm — barn
- Landscape — New York — Woodstock
- Landscape — time — night
- Architecture Exterior — domestic — house
- Architecture Exterior — science — power lines
- Object Number
- 1976.121
Artwork Description
The radiant light at Russell’s Corners forms the center of the mysterious world Ault painted there. His wife Louise chose a quotation from the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche to describe her husband: “Unless there be chaos within, no dancing star is born.”
To Make a World: George Ault and 1940s America, 2011
