Name/Title
Nordell, Carl [Johan David] (1885-1957) "The Pool in Autumn"Entry/Object ID
2025.601.0133.FA18225Tags
Oil PaintingDescription
The familiar phrase “peak color” receives an ecstatic new meaning in Nordell’s transcendentalist vision, where sun illuminates woodland foliage in fiery hues, then doubles them in a reflecting pool. His figurative rendering of the scene edges toward an impressionist composition in leaf-colors; upstate New Yorkers know this moment and this feeling.Collection
Mt. Morris TB Hospital FAP CollectionMade/Created
Artist
Nordell, Carl Johan DavidDate made
1935 - 1940Condition
Overall Condition
Very PoorNotes
1 chip upper left center, 8 scratches along bottom/middle right side/upper middle top, 2 holes center/upper right corner, wooden canvas/frame broken/fading indent, upper right corner/throughout entirety/left middleRecommendations
needs frame, restoration, significant canvas/wood missing in cornerProvenance
Provenance Detail
Created under the Works Progress Administration’s Federal Art Project (1930s–1940s), this collection of easel paintings was originally installed at the Mount Morris Tuberculosis Sanitorium in Livingston County, New York. Following the sanitorium’s closure in 1970, the artworks were abandoned and remained in storage until their rediscovery decades later. Now preserved and exhibited by the Genesee Valley Council on the Arts (GVCA), the collection is housed at the New Deal Museum in Mount Morris. Current efforts include digitization, high-resolution photography, and the creation of an online archive to ensure long-term public access and research availability.General Notes
Note Type
DonationNote
Hildegarde Lurk: $25Note Type
Cataloging NoteNote
See the entry titled 'New Deal Collection Documents' for supporting documents, and general historic and research information.
