FINE ART AUCTION
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Rural landscape
The offered artwork is a tempera and oil painting depicting a view of rural American landscape, signed Moses, in the lower margin of the artwork. Many of Grandma Moses' paintings illustrate day-to-day farm activities, for example, "sugaring off" (preparing maple syrup), shearing and washing sheep, and making soap and butter. Her pictures present these activities as highly creative acts in themselves. Furthermore, the paintings often have a three-dimensional quality that recalls the artist's talents as a yarn embroiderer. The point being that Moses was making things all her life, there was an artistry and originality to all that she laid her hand to, from certain farming methods (she was famous for both her exquisite butter and delicious jam), to other modes of crafting, to painting.
Dimensions approx.: 25.8 x 19.4 cm, unframed
Marked and stamped on verso from the previous collection. Acquired in UK. The condition of the artwork is very good, as pictured.
The artwork is offered as in manner of the artist is documented as such and comes with a registration certificate from National Fine Arts Title registry, transfer of ownership to the new owner, transfer of registration at National Fine Arts Title Registry to the new owner, COA, stating the condition and general characteristics of the artwork.
The present is an alluring image composed in early Modernist style and it is especially captivating when seen on display.
…………………………. Grandma Moses………………………...
The story of Grandma Moses attributes success and longevity to perseverance, childlike enthusiasm, and an unwavering appreciation of life's small joys. Moses only started to paint daily from her mid-70s, and from then onwards worked prolifically until her 100th year. Since childhood, as the only sister amongst brothers, Moses passionately resented and resisted the patriarchal stereotype of women and girls being confined to the house, restricted, and dependent. Interestingly therefore, her own paintings omit indoor drudgery altogether and instead focus on the vast wonder of outside nature; they look beyond social expectations and instead gaze romantically towards the horizon. Her paintings give home to a constant hive of activity combined with a great deal of playfulness. Indeed, Moses was a pioneer and a visionary, staunchly independent herself and interested in better equality for all. Utterly self-taught with a directness of vision, her life and work illuminate the far-reaching power of one pair of practical, whilst also determined and devoted, human hands. Indeed, Grandma Moses came to embody a modern-day saint with her birthday recorded as a national holiday.
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