Transfigured Night
Artist
William Jurgen Hesthal
(American, 1908 - 1985)
Date1937-1939
MediumOil on masonite
DimensionsUnframed: 34 5/8 × 44 1/8 × 1 inches (87.95 × 112.08 × 2.54 cm)
Framed: 40 1/8 × 49 3/4 × 2 inches (101.92 × 126.37 × 5.08 cm)
Framed: 40 1/8 × 49 3/4 × 2 inches (101.92 × 126.37 × 5.08 cm)
Credit LineGift of Eleanore C. Blue
Object number78-38
Signedl.l.: "Hesthal 1937-39"
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DescriptionOn a steep green hillside a man sleeps by the left side of a road. Across the road are tall, windblown trees. In the background is a yellow mansion with orange rooftops. Black sky with a full mauve moon and radiating circles of moonlight throughout sky.
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