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The image displays a central arrangement of elongated, pointed yellow lines radiating outward in a circular formation. At the core, an oval shape with red lines converging at its center is divided into three sections. The bottom section looks like a textured stone or earth. The overall composition resembles a sun or radiant celestial object with a structured, abstract form.
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The image displays a central arrangement of elongated, pointed yellow lines radiating outward in a circular formation. At the core, an oval shape with red lines converging at its center is divided into three sections. The bottom section looks like a textured stone or earth. The overall composition resembles a sun or radiant celestial object with a structured, abstract form.

National Gallery of Art · Index of American Design

Aurora, from Behind Saint

Cornelius Christoffels

Date
1940
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
overall: 35.6 x 26.7 cm (14 x 10 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 46"high; 64" wide
Classification
Index of American Design · Drawing
Accession number
1943.8.6528
Credit line
Index of American Design
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Ventura
  • American
  • gilded
  • Spanish Southwest
Inscription

lower right in watercolor: C.Christoffels

NGA object ID 18728. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.