$15,275
Anna Mary Roberston (Grandma Moses) (American, 1860-1961) Mt. Vesuvius, 1944 Signed "MOSES." l.l. and titled "MT. VESUVIUS." l.r., artist, title, and date identified on a label affixed to the reverse. Oil on board, 17 1/2 x 21 1/2 in. (44.5 x 54.6 cm), framed. Condition: Light abrasions, surface grime. Provenance: From the artist to Helen Rudd, a nurse who took care of the artist's sister in Athol, Massachusetts, circa 1944, then by bequest to the current owner. Literature: Otto Kallir, Grandma Moses (Harry N. Abrams, Inc.: New York, 1973), entry 340. N.B. Copyright © Grandma Moses Properties Co., New York. All reproduction rights reserved. N.B. Anna Mary Robertson, more commonly known as Grandma Moses, was born in 1860 in Greenwich, New York. She grew up in a large family, where the girls were taught how to perform a variety of domestic tasks. After she married Thomas Salmon Moses, Grandma Moses spent nearly 20 years raising her children on their farm. Only after her husband's death in the late 1920s did Moses begin her career as a full-time painter. She captured the nostalgia and simplicity of life in her ordered, brightly colored compositions. These paintings evolved into later depictions of undulating hills filled with tiny figures engaged in various activities. Living to the age of 101, Grandma Moses was not discouraged by her failing eyesight and turned to yarn and tile work when she could no longer paint.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2006-09-15
