Gallery Edition – General Custer saluting Confederate General Ramseur at the Woodstock races, Oct. 9, 1864 by Alfred Rudolph Waud – 64×44 Interior Architectural Study

Curatorial Narrative The work of Alfred Rudolph Waud, “General Custer saluting Confederate General Ramseur at the Woodstock races, Oct. 9, 1864,” occupies a unique position within the visual lexicon of the Civil War era. Executed in 1864, this drawing finds itself at a critical juncture in American history, its creation coinciding with the Union’s struggle to quell the rebellion. Waud’s approach to rendering the scene is marked by an adherence to realism, as evidenced by his fine brushwork and meticulous attention to detail. The artist’s palette of greens and blacks imbues the composition with a sense of atmospheric weight, drawing the viewer into the spatial rhythm of the scene. As one considers the work in a luxury interior environment, its chromatic structure takes on new significance. Enlarged to 64×44 inches, the palette assumes a greater material presence, the deep greens and blacks evoking the rich textures of high-end mate