The acclaimed work of folk artist Anna Mary Robertson, also called Grandma Moses, presents a glance of America's pastoral days. Born in Greenwich, New York in 1860, Robertson knew only agricultural life, leaving her family at an early age to work a nearby farm. After her marriage at age 17, she and her husband resettled in Virginia where they ran their own farm. Robertson didn't begin painting until her 70s, as a response to the pain of her husband's passing.
Paintings by Anna Mary Robertson, or Grandma Moses, depict the simplicity of country life, purposefully omitting any signs of industry. Though she experienced hardship as a farmer, as an artist, Anna Mary Robertson showed only the natural beauty of rural life. Framed prints of Anna Mary Robertson's work remain in high demand as quintessential Americana. Buy landscape paintings for sale at Invaluable to capture a piece of the past.
Property from a Private New York Collection Anna Mary Roberston (Grandma) Moses 1860 - 1961 Landscape with Cows oil on paper laid down on board 13 ½ by 16 ⅛ in. 34.3 by 41 cm. Executed by 1938. The present work will be assigned the number 1561 to a future supplement of the "Catalogue of the Works" in Otto Kallir, Grandma Moses, New York, 1973. The copyright for this picture is reserved to Grandma Moses Properties, Co. New York.
An oil painting on canvas depicting a Folk rural winter scene in the style of Grandma Anna Robertson Moses, American, 1860 to 1961. Signed lower right. Framed. Grandma Moses is the pivotal figure of the 20th century American folk art movement, known for her decorative, naive landscape and genre paintings of rural New England. She had a precise way of organizing color and pattern. One of a kind artwork. American Folk Art And Wall Decor Collectibles.
Anna Mary Robertson 'Grandma' Moses (1860-1961) Catching the Thanksgiving Turkey signed 'MOSES.' (lower left) oil on Masonite 14 1/8 x 20 in. (35.9 x 50.8 cm.) Painted in 1943.
Anna Mary Robertson 'Grandma' Moses (1860-1961) Sugaring Off signed 'MOSES.' (lower right) oil on Masonite 7 1/8 x 8 3/4 in. (18.1 x 22.2 cm.) Painted in 1945.
Anna Mary Robertson "Grandma" Moses (1860-1961), Hoosick Hills, 1950 Signed, "Moses," l.r., tempera on Masonite, framed. 19 in. x 24 in. (sight), 21 in. x 27 in. (frame) This lot is located in Philadelphia. Property from the Buck Family Collection, Philadelphia
MOSES, GRANDMA (EIGTL. ROBERTSON MOSES, ANNA MARY) (Greenwich 1860 - 1961 Hoosick Falls) : "Stone Boat"; Öl auf Hartplatte, sig. u.r., verso a. Künstler-Etikett dat. "May 2." 1952 sowie a. Etikett betitelt; 44x59 cm (LM)
Attributed to Grandma Anna Robertson Moses, American, 1860 to 1961, oil painting on canvas mounted on board depicting a Folk art winter scene. Signed lower right. Framed. Grandma Moses is the pivotal figure of the 20th century American folk art movement, known for her decorative, naive landscape and genre paintings of rural New England. She had a precise way of organizing color and pattern. One of a kind artwork. American Folk Art And Wall Decor Collectibles.
Attributed to Grandma Anna Robertson Moses, American, 1860 to 1961, oil painting on canvas mounted on board depicting a Folk art rural winter scene. Signed lower right. Framed. Grandma Moses is the pivotal figure of the 20th century American folk art movement, known for her decorative, naive landscape and genre paintings of rural New England. She had a precise way of organizing color and pattern. One of a kind artwork. American Folk Art And Wall Decor Collectibles.
American, 1860-1961 Ice Houses, 1959 Signed Moses. (ll) Oil on Masonite 12 x 16 inches Literature: Otto Kallir, Grandma Moses, Harry N. Abrams, New York, no. 1396 (M. 1885) , p 321, illus. (Framed 16 5/8 x 20 5/8 inches)
VIK MUNIZ (B. 1961). Evening in the Woods, after Grandma Moses, from Pictures of Pigment,.... signed in ink, credited, titled, dated and numbered '2 / 6' on artist label (frame backing board) overall framed: 92 5⁄8 x 74 ½ in. ( 235.2 x 189.2 cm.).
Grandma (Anna Mary Robertson) Moses (1860-1961) "In the Camp," 1950 Oil on canvas Signed lower right: Moses; titled, dated, and with the artist's number 1424, all handwritten on the artist's copyright label affixed verso
Attributed to Grandma Anna Robertson Moses, American, 1860 to 1961, oil painting on canvas mounted on board depicting a rural house view in a winter landscape. Signed lower right. Framed. Grandma Moses is the pivotal figure of the 20th century American folk art movement, known for her decorative, naive landscape and genre paintings of rural New England. She had a precise way of organizing color and pattern. One of a kind artwork. American Folk Art And Wall Decor Collectibles.
Grand Ma Moses, Antique Lithography. Anna Mary Robertson Moses Oil on canvas. Grandma Moses, Antique Lithography. Anna Mary Robertson Moses Oil on canvas.
Attributed to Grandma Anna Robertson Moses, American, 1860 to 1961, oil painting on canvas mounted on board depicting a rural house view in a winter landscape. Signed lower right. Framed. Grandma Moses is the pivotal figure of the 20th century American folk art movement, known for her decorative, naive landscape and genre paintings of rural New England. She had a precise way of organizing color and pattern. One of a kind artwork. American Folk Art And Wall Decor Collectibles.
Grandma Moses (American, 1860-1961) The Old Oaken Bucket in Spring, 1944 oil on masonite signed Moses. (lower left) 21 1/4 x 35 inches. This lot is located in Chicago. Property from the Estate of Paul G. Benedum, Jr., Ligonier, Pennsylvania Provenance: Mrs. Stanley Bergerman Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller, acquired from the above, 1958 Sold: Christie's, New York, December 4, 2008, Lot 123 Literature: Otto Kallir, Grandma Moses, New York, 1973, no. 352, p. 293, illus. This work, painted on March 4, 1944, was assigned number 553 by the artist and entered into her record book on page 28. The copyright for this picture is reserved to Grandma Moses Properties, Co., Inc., New York. Lot note: The Old Oaken Bucket, 1944, and Cutting Ice, 1951, both present a remembrance of farm life in elaborate narrative detail. Although Anna Mary Robertson Moses, soon to be dubbed Grandma Moses, at first worked in relative obscurity, her art was discovered at a time when folk artists were garnering broader attention. Widowed in 1927, Moses lived on an upstate New York farm, when in the 1930s, she began to devote her spare time to painting. She gifted her artworks to family and friends and exhibited them at country fairs with her jams and preserves. She also showed her paintings in the window of a local drugstore. In the spring of 1938, these were noticed by the collector Louis Caldor, who subsequently captured the interest of Otto Kallir, owner of Galerie St. Etienne in New York. At the time, the gallery primarily exhibited Austrian Expressionists such as Gustav Klimt, Oskar Kokoschka, and Alfred Kubin. Kallir later remembered one painting in particular, "It was a sugaring-off scene...But what struck me...was the way the artist handled the landscape...Though she had never heard of any rules of perspective, Mrs. Moses had achieved an impression of depth [with color]...creating a compelling truth and closeness to nature." (Otto Kallir, Grandma Moses, New York, 1973, p. 35) In October 1940, at age 80, Moses had her first exhibition in New York, What a Farm Wife Painted, at Galerie St. Etienne. Her paintings were seen by the critics as a refreshing respite to the reductive Modernist art of the day. One wrote, "When [Grandma Moses] paints something, you know right away what it is--you don't need to cock your head sideways like when you look at some modern dauber's effort..." (as quoted in J. Kallir, Grandma Moses in the 21st Century, Alexandria, Virginia, 2001, p. 23) It was at this debut show at Galerie St. Etienne that Moses was declared by a New York Daily Mirror writer to be "more than a great American artist. She's a great American housewife." The writer's comment underscores an important element of Moses’ art, which reflected cherished American family values and traditions. "Moses was proud of her women's work in general, aware that on the farm survival depended on a true division of labor between the sexes. As a girl she had learned the skills of female adulthood, and as a grown woman she practiced them with pride and proficiency." ( Designs on the Heart: The Homemade Art of Grandma Moses, p. 136) The present two artworks highlight Moses’ distinctive painting style, as well as her belief that men, women, and children all had a role in the community’s daily work, which in turn brought happiness to the farm. The activities are enhanced by her use of patterns composed of vibrantly colored blocks of shapes. Moses said she painted joy in her palette, "because I wanted other people to be happy and gay at the things I painted with bright colors." (as quoted in J.E. Stein, "The White-Haired Girl: A Feminist Reading," Grandma Moses in the 21st Century, p. 50) The artist also used texture to add depth, applying thick impasto to render tree blossoms and snow-covered branches, while smooth brushstrokes describe the background. Farm activity is concentrated in the foreground, with the serene landscapes giving way to expansive vistas and undulating mountains. Although Moses had no formal artistic training, she achieves depth by gradually reducing the size of the trees and figures. A reporter who met with Moses wrote in The New York Herald Tribune, "As Grandma Moses talked of the technique of painting, a curious look came over her face, and suddenly she was no longer a quaint figure nor [sic] a curiosity…In that swift glimpse the visitor could see that Grandma Moses, untaught, uneducated, with very little understanding of her own gifts, is a true artist." (as quoted in Grandma Moses: The Art Behind the Myth, p. 77) As in all her best works, both The Old Oaken Bucket and Cutting Ice, Grandma Moses includes many details of rural community life. The title of The Old Oaken Bucket is derived from the song of the same name. In 1877, Moses worked for an elderly woman, Mrs. David Burch, who claimed that the well on her farm was the song’s inspiration. After Moses was awarded the New York State Prize for her first rendition of the theme, she received many requests for a duplicate of the work. Although she honored these requests and executed multiple variations, no two are the same. Moses found ways to vary the compositions, either by changing the season or varying the figures’ individual tasks. In the present The Old Oaken Bucket, a man gathers water from a well with the titular bucket; a child teases farm animals with a branch; a couple walks toward a bridge. Likewise, the artist made two versions of Cutting Ice, both in 1951. The first version, painted on July 5th, is in an oval format with fewer figures engaged in winter pastimes, while the present painting, painted on December 4th, is rectangular and full of activity. These two idyllic scenes manifest every element that makes Grandma Moses an American icon.
An oil on canvas painting depicting a rural landscape with a farmhouse by Anna Robertson Moses, American, 1860 to 1961, known as Grandma Moses. Signed lower left. Mater Artist Materials Inc. paper label is attached to the backside. Framed. Note: Born in Greenwich, New York, Grandma Moses is the pivotal figure of the 20th-century American folk art movement, known for her decorative, naive landscape and genre paintings of rural New England. She had a precise way of organizing color and pattern. One of a kind artwork. American Folk Art And Wall Decor Collectibles.
Grandma (Anna Mary Robertson) Moses (1860-1961) "In the Camp," 1950 Oil on canvas Signed lower right: Moses; titled, dated, and with the artist's number 1424, all handwritten on the artist's copyright label affixed verso
Anna Mary Robertson "Grandma" Moses (American 1860-1961) Landscape with Mill Needlepoint- This piece descends in the family of Mary Niles who resided on Gage St. in Bennington Vermont. When she was young she was close to children in the Moses family, and often spent time in their home. She received the embroidery as a gift from Grandma Moses, and it has descended in her family since that time. The piece is a needlework with brightly colored wool thread, the piece has been carefully stored in a box for many years and shows no signs of fading or losses. 10 x 8" unmounted, with no margins.
Anna Mary Robertson 'Grandma' Moses (1860-1961) The Old Oaken Bucket signed 'MOSES.' (lower right) oil on Masonite 24 x 32 in. (61 x 81.3 cm.) Painted in 1944.
Oil painting on canvas depicting a snowy winter landscape with cabin in the manner of Grandma (Anna Robertson) Moses (American, 1860-1961). Signed lower right. Viewable measures 35 3/4" x 23 3/4". Frame measures 42" x 29 1/2".
An oil on canvas painting depicting a rural landscape with a farmhouse by Anna Robertson Moses, American, 1860 to 1961, known as Grandma Moses. Signed lower left. Mater Artist Materials Inc. paper label is attached to the backside. Framed. Note: Born in Greenwich, New York, Grandma Moses is the pivotal figure of the 20th-century American folk art movement, known for her decorative, naive landscape and genre paintings of rural New England. She had a precise way of organizing color and pattern. One of a kind artwork. American Folk Art And Wall Decor Collectibles.
Grandma Moses (American: 1860 - 1961) eight color lithograph suite, published by Art in America Company, Inc., New York. Each plate measures 15-3/4" W x 11-1/2" H. Each sheet measures 19-3/4" W x 14-1/4" H. Portfolio measures approx. 14-1/2" W x 20-1/4" H. Provenance - Private Estate Collection: Southwest Ranches, FL. Shipping: Purchaser local pick-up by request/appointment available for all items. Napoleons Fine Art does not offer in-house shipping for this item. However, we are happy to refer experienced local third-party shippers for all domestic and international buyers. Please feel free to contact the following shippers for estimates/quotes: Junior's Auction Services Email Address: [email protected] Telephone Number: (561) 510-0345 First Class Shipping Email Address: [email protected] Telephone Number: (754) 800-7674 The UPS Store #6989 Email Address: [email protected] Telephone Number: (561) 631-8997 Pak Mail Shipping Center US830 Email Address: [email protected] Telephone Number: (305) 274-2700 Have a similar item for sale? Learn how to feature your item(s) at auction at www.napoleonsfineart.com
Original Oil Titled "Down Home". Moses #1468 5 3/4 x 7 3/4". Illustrated in the book on Moses by Otto Kallir, plate number 977. Signed lower right. Copyright Grandma Moses Properties Co., New York.
Grandma (Anna Robertson) Moses (American, 1860 - 1961). This heavily textured oil painting on board bears the name "Moses", lower left. It is housed in an Art Deco style gilt frame. There are two tack holes in its upper corners, as well as general surface grime. The frame has gilt loss. The board measures 10" x 14", and the frame measures 12" x 16". In-house shipping is available. Please see our website regarding our in-house shipping procedures. Manner of: Made in the likeness or style of an artist, with a slight possibility that it was made by the artist, maker, or by a follower/student of them.
Anna Mary Robertson Moses artists twelve (12) print collection, in wooden portfolio stand height 33 in. x width 34 in. x depth 14 in. Provenance: Property from a Fredericksburg, Texas collection We happily provide seamless shipping services on everything we sell. Please email us at [email protected] or call 210-971-5750 for more information.
Grandma Moses (Anna Robertson) (American, 1860-1961). An antique oil painting on canvas. Titled "The Old Mill Stream", 1930'. An Americana folk art work, depicting a figural summer landscape, with lush vegetation, a lake, stream, millhouse, and farmhouse on the horizon. Signed lower right. Unstretched flat canvas under glass presented in a water gilt wood frame. Bears name plaque at bottom center, and a glass viewing window on verso. Sight size measures approximately 13" x 16.5". Accompanied with a copy of the original "ARTIFAX" purchase receipt, dated 2001. From a private Fort Lauderdale art collection. Dimensions: 22 X 26 X 1.5 in. Condition: Fair to poor antique condition having age related surface wear, areas with paint loss, craquelure, and prior restorations with "L" shape canvas patch to verso. Canvas not examined out of frame, being sold in as-is condition. Frame having storage wear to edges and corners. For this work, HAG offers the buyer a 14 day inspection period for authenticity. In-house physical inspections are suggested and welcomed by appointment only. Please bid accordingly. Estate fresh to the market. Shipping: Hill Auction Gallery does not offer in-house shipping for this item. Gallery will refer third party shippers for all domestic and international buyers. Purchaser pick up available upon request.
Grandma Moses Hoosick Falls, NY, 1860-1961 "Out for Christmas Trees" Print Signed LR, thought to be an original print in original painted wood frame. Frame has small nicks on edges, see pictures.
Anna Mary Roberston (Grandma) Moses 1860 - 1961 An Old Covered Bridge signed Moses. (lower left); titled, dated 20 June 1942 and numbered (on an original Grandma Moses label affixed to the reverse; copyright reserved to Grandma Moses Properties, New York) oil and graphite on Masonite 15 1/2 by 19 1/2 in. 39.4 by 49.5 cm. Executed in 1942.
