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View all 38 artworks. Grandma Moses lived in the XIX – XX cent., a remarkable figure of American Naïve Art (Primitivism). Find more works of this artist at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.
Anna Mary Robertson Moses (September 7, 1860 – December 13, 1961), or Grandma Moses, was an American folk artist. She began painting in earnest at the age of 78 and is a prominent example of a newly successful art career at an advanced age.
Grandma Moses did not start painting until she was seventy-seven years old and looking for something to do “to keep busy and out of mischief” after her husband died. She painted nostalgic scenes of American life and sold them at country fairs alongside her prize-winning pickles.
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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.
Apr 2, 2014 · During her career, Moses created about 1,500 works of art. Her paintings still remain popular today and provide a glimpse into America’s pastoral past.
Grandma Moses – Bennington Museum is a webpage that showcases the life and work of one of America's most beloved folk artists, Anna Mary Robertson "Grandma" Moses. Learn about her humble beginnings, her creative process, and her legacy in the museum's permanent collection and special exhibitions. You can also explore the rich history and art of Vermont at the Bennington Museum, which offers ...
Grandma Moses was an American artist known for her pastoral landscape paintings. View Grandma Moses’s artworks on artnet. Learn about the artist and find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks, the latest news, and sold auction prices.
Sep 7, 2016 · G randma Moses, the renowned 20th-century American folk artist known for paintings of country life, would have turned 156 on Wednesday. The artist graced the cover of the Dec. 28, 1953, issue of...
Comprised of multi-colored patchwork fields, this panoramic landscape depicts Belvedere, a plantation located in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, a subject the artist painted from memory nine times between 1942 and 1950.
