A cobblestone road descends between worn brick buildings to a quay with a tugboat sailing down …

Savannah

Artist Andrée Ruellan (American, 1905 - 2006)

Datec. 1942

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsCanvas: 26 × 36 1/2 inches (66 × 92.7 cm)
Framed: 35 7/16 × 45 7/16 × 3 5/8 inches (90 × 115.4 × 9.2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase.

Object number1998.8

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Copyright© Daniel B. Gelfand. The images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextThis painting typifies the straightforward, naturalistic presentation of contemporary life of the “American Scene” style of painting popular during the 1930s and 40s. Andrée Ruellan first visited Savannah in 1941; on later trips, she worked with New York artist Alexander Brook in his Savannah studio. Described as a child prodigy, she was invited to exhibit drawings with Robert Henri and George Bellows when she was only nine. At age 15, she earned a scholarship to the Art Students League. In this painting we can easily read the Dixie Paper Co. sign on the top of a building beside the Barnard Street ramp leading down to the Savannah River. Typical of Ruellan’s work from the 1940s, this work depicts the ordinary, daily activities of the city’s active river district.

Subject MatterSavannah River, River Street, Savannah, Georgia, United States of America

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