# George Copeland Ault artist context and auction value notes

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Profile generated: 2026-08-24T20:42:34.498Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: American
- Movements: Precisionism, Realism
- Common media: Painting

## Portrait

![George Copeland Ault](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/The_Artist_at_Work._George_Copeland_Ault.jpg)
George Ault · Public domain
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Artist_at_Work._George_Copeland_Ault.jpg

## About George Copeland Ault

George Copeland Ault (1891–1948) was an American painter associated with Precisionism, although the available sources describe that association as relatively loose. His work is also discussed in relation to realism, with Cubism and Surrealism identified as influences rather than firm classifications. Public summaries particularly connect Ault with urban scenes and landscapes. These subjects place him within the broader history of twentieth-century American artists who used sharply organized forms to interpret both constructed and natural environments. Collectors may encounter his name in auction records for paintings, especially works presented as city views or landscapes. Attribution should nevertheless rest on evidence specific to the object rather than on a stylistic resemblance alone. The present source pack establishes Ault's basic identity and artistic context, but it does not provide enough museum text or catalogue-level detail to define a complete chronology, catalogue of works, or set of authenticated series.

## Common works and media

The collected sources identify Ault primarily as a painter and particularly associate his work with urban scenes and landscapes. Auction or appraisal candidates may therefore appear as paintings described within those subject categories. The source pack does not establish a reliable list of other media, print editions, named series, or recurring formats, so such classifications should be verified from object-specific documentation.

## Market and appraisal context

An appraisal of a work attributed to George Copeland Ault should begin with the object itself and its documented history. Relevant considerations can include attribution, medium, date, subject, condition, provenance, and comparison with suitable public auction records. Urban and landscape subjects are consistent with the limited public descriptions collected here, but subject matter alone does not establish authorship. Comparable lots should be matched as closely as possible by work type and other documented characteristics. The source pack confirms that Appraisily maintains an auction-oriented artist page, but it supplies no lot-level sale dates, realized prices, dimensions, condition reports, or provenance details. It therefore does not support a price prediction or market-trend claim.

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## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2282231
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500005655
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/5728374/
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88033994
- The Museum of Modern Art: https://www.moma.org/artists/243
- National Gallery of Art: https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.22237.html
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Ault
- Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Ault
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/george-copeland-ault/
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Artist_at_Work._George_Copeland_Ault.jpg