Guy Wiggins, "Looking East Along 59th Street"
Signed lower middle, "MOSES". Titled on verso "Home", dated November 25, 1944, and numbered 1060 (on an original artist's label affixed to the backing with copyright reserved to Grandma Moses Properties, New York). Board: 9"H x 12"W; Frame: 15.125"H x 17.875"W. PROVENANCE: James Vigeveno Galleries, Los Angeles, California (label verso). Collection Laraine Day. Gilbert Galleries, San Francisco, California (label verso). Private collection, Texas. LITERATURE: RB, p. 33. Otto Kallir, "Grandma Moses," New York, 1973 (revised 1975), no. 456, p. 295, (illustrated). NOTE: Photo © Grandma Moses Properties Co., New York. Anna Mary Robertson (Grandma) Moses (American, 1860-1961) became internationally recognized for her nostalgic depictions of rural American life during the early 20th century. Her simplified realism, combined with her luminous use of colors, resulted in the unique style that we see illustrated in this piece. The scenes she painted of happy, country life were often based on memories of her childhood, time spent in the Shenandoah Valley, or her time in upstate New York on the farm she shared with her husband, Thomas Salmon Moses. Although Grandma Moses didn't begin painting until the age of seventy-five once arthritis had prevented her from needlework, she quickly became one of the pivotal artists in the Folk Art movement.
Guy Wiggins, "Looking East Along 59th Street"
Signed lower middle, "MOSES". Titled on verso "Home", dated November 25, 1944, and numbered 1060 (on an original artist's label affixed to the backing with copyright reserved to Grandma Moses Properties, New York). Board: 9"H x 12"W; Frame: 15.125"H x 17.875"W. PROVENANCE: James Vigeveno Galleries, Los Angeles, California (label verso). Collection Laraine Day. Gilbert Galleries, San Francisco, California (label verso). Private collection, Texas. LITERATURE: RB, p. 33. Otto Kallir, "Grandma Moses," New York, 1973 (revised 1975), no. 456, p. 295, (illustrated). NOTE: Photo © Grandma Moses Properties Co., New York. Anna Mary Robertson (Grandma) Moses (American, 1860-1961) became internationally recognized for her nostalgic depictions of rural American life during the early 20th century. Her simplified realism, combined with her luminous use of colors, resulted in the unique style that we see illustrated in this piece. The scenes she painted of happy, country life were often based on memories of her childhood, time spent in the Shenandoah Valley, or her time in upstate New York on the farm she shared with her husband, Thomas Salmon Moses. Although Grandma Moses didn't begin painting until the age of seventy-five once arthritis had prevented her from needlework, she quickly became one of the pivotal artists in the Folk Art movement.
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