Daybreak

The story

Daybreak was commissioned as the basis for a color print. Parrish modeled its mountains with broken quartz on a mirror, tested its light with studio lamps, and built its columns from cedar—but refused the publisher’s request for an explanation: “the picture tells all there is.”

The original

Oil on board.
67.3 × 114.3 cm.

The reproduction

Printed with archival pigment inks on Epson Exhibition Canvas Matte.
Extra-wide solid-wood frame with stepped, fluted bands in a pale gold tone.

Print size: approx. 16 × 10 in.
Framed size: 22 × 15 in.