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Country Girl print (1990) by Patricia (P) Buckley Moss (1933 - Present)

Highlights

Custom Gallery framed in a medium brown wood with carved accents on perimeter with double mat (Mauve/Pink and Beige/Pink) by Frame Guild, Wyomissing, PA
Double signed
Rare Print
Numbered 18 out of a limited edition of 1000
Includes hanging hardware and is ready to hang

Details

Image Size: 11 5/8 x 12 1/2 inches
Paper Size: 16 5/8 x 17 1/2 inches
Frame Size: 21 3/4 x 21 3/4 x 1 inches
Medium: Print on Paper
Edition: Limited Edition of 1000
Provenance: Reading, PA Estate
Code: 0190117001

Comments

Country Girl is a Rare print by P. Buckley Moss numbered 18 out of an edition of 1000 issued in 1990
The scene depicts an Amish girl dressed in purple with a black cat sitting in a buggy within a blue monochromatic landscape
In the background is a house with black trees inside of a circle

The print contains some of P. Buckley Moss' iconic symbols:

The Plain People/Amish - these people, for Moss, represent the good life, the full life, the life well lived in harmony with nature and in peace with all creation, a strong work ethic, goodness and integrity
Black Trees - The black tree often appears in the foreground of the image becoming the symbolic silent witness to the scene. The branches of Moss trees often extend beyond the confines of a circular format, a technique dating from the period of the Renaissance, which allows the subject within the painting to extend out into the world of the viewer.
Black Cats (Drolleries) - These black cats are intended to be positive manifestations; fanciful, playful, whimsical and humorous symbols of a presence; These highly stylized animals represent the spirit of the artist herself
The Number Three (Windows and arches in House) - Symbolizes balance and harmony and is symbolic of the holy trinity

Condition (Please see grading guide below)

(I) Overall: Excellent
(II) Content: Excellent
(III) Frame: Very Good (a few small dents, dings, and scratches; Dust cover intact; hanging hardware attached; gallery label affixed)

Artist Bio

American artist P. Buckley Moss (Pat) was born and raised on Staten Island in New York in 1933. Growing up, great importance was given to academic achievement, and both Pat’s older sister and younger brother excelled in school. However, Pat did not, and she was considered hopeless. At that time, little was known about dyslexia and other learning differences, and young Patricia Buckley did not receive the help that is available to students today. While the rest of the family sat around the kitchen table reading and doing homework, Pat drew pictures. Her art was both a means of escape and a form of communication.
Pat’s artistic ability was recognized and she was blessed to be accepted to the Washington Irving High School in Manhattan, which provided a strong focus on the arts. Later, she received a scholarship to New York’s prestigious Cooper Union.
Pat’s artistic style is unique, and she is perhaps best known for her “Valley style” watercolors of the Amish and Mennonites and tranquil landscapes. Pat began including the “Plain People” symbolically in her art soon after her husband’s job took them to the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia in the mid-1960’s. There, she met Amish and Mennonites living in the area and admired their faith and dedication to family and caring for the land.
Pat Moss has achieved unprecedented success in the art world and has been giving back a measure of that success to the community for close to three decades. Donations of Pat’s artwork have raised more than $4 million for worthy charitable organizations across the country. In this endeavor, she is helped by the P. Buckley Moss Society, a group of more than 8,000 collector-members. She has also established the P. Buckley Moss Foundation for Children’s Education, which promotes the use of art in the school curriculum as an aid to reaching out to children with learning differences. While Pat’s success has been recognized as an example of a triumph over dyslexia, she believes that she is successful because of it. It gives her the ability to see the world around her differently and caused her to develop a strong work ethic. Pat’s motivational phrase is “Find what you’re good at and love doing, and work hard at it.”

References

https://p-buckley-moss.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Session_ID=a2a8c25fbeaf86c850717fee2b19176e&Screen=PROD&Product_Code=0190117001

http://www.mosscollectors.com/Symbolism_Iconography_Moss_Complete.pdf

http://pbuckleymoss.com/Articles/Who_is_American_Artist_PBuckleyMoss.pdf

Grading Guide

Notes:

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Scale:

Excellent: No damage or issues barely perceptible from close viewing distance and bright lighting conditions
Very Good: Issues visible from close viewing distance and normal lighting conditions
Good: Issues visible from normal viewing distance and lighting conditions but do NOT significantly detract from the overall look of the work
Fair: Issues that are immediately apparent from normal viewing distance and lighting conditions AND significantly detract from the overall look of the work
Poor: Severe condition issues that require repair and some may be beyond repair

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