As a child, she started painting using lemon and grape juice to make colors for her "landscapes"[1] and used ground ocher, grass, flour paste, slack lime, and sawdust. Her discovery by a wider audience came about due to the purchases of her paintings by a New York art collector in 1938. As the brave and determined sister amongst brothers, she was aware from a young age that expectations and restrictions set against girls were unjust and infuriating. Cleary states, "when asked about price, Grandma Moses would reply, 'Well, how big a picture do you want?' US$35,500. Both her work and her life helped our nation renew its pioneer heritage and recall its roots in the countryside and on the frontier.". WebNew York Grandma Moses (Anna Mary Robertson Moses) 18601961 Born Anna Mary Robertson, the artist left home at a young age to work as a hired girl at a neighboring farm. She does not attempt didactic story telling in any way but rather something much simpler. Oil on pressed wood - Collection of Bennington Museum, Bennington, Vermont. [1] Her winter paintings are reminiscent of some of the known winter paintings of Pieter Bruegel the Elder, although she had never seen his work. Moses appeared on magazine covers, television, and in a documentary of her life. WebGrandma (Anna Robertson) Moses (1860 - 1961)American Print Winter Twilight Measure 12 1/2"in H x15 1/4"in W Known for: Naive landscape and rural ge 277: Grandma (Anna Robertson) Moses (1860 - 1961) American Est: $ 200 - $ 300 View sold prices Nov. 09, 2022 Coral Gables Auction Coral Gables, FL, US Moses spent most of her life in Eagle Bridge, New York, fifteen miles northwest of Bennington, depicting the rolling landscape of Washington County. Sugaring Off was sold for US$1.2 million in 2006. At the age of 27, she met Thomas Salmon Moses, who worked on the same farm. Her paintings were also featured on Hallmark cards, meant to portray iconic American imagery. They had ten children, five of whom survived infancy. WebAt auction, a number of Picassos paintings have sold for more than $100 million. Anna Mary Robertson was born in Greenwich, New York on September 7, 1860; she was the third of ten children born to Margaret Shanahan Robertson and Russell King Robertson. While her grown son took over the majority of the family's farm responsibilities after her husband's death, Moses was free to begin painting more steadily, turning often to subjects she knew best such as farm activities like the tapping of trees to get maple syrup, holiday gatherings, and depictions of the places where she had lived. In this painting the artist animates two important events that happen each spring but also considers differences and similarities between the labors of the sexes. WebMost of these early paintings were given away, but Grandma Moses did manage a few sales, charging US$2 or US $3 depending on painting size, with the larger paintings being more expensive. [10] Being practical, painted works would last longer than her embroidered compositions made of worsted wool, which risked being eaten by moths. At the ripe age of 78, Mrs. Moses began painting and would come to be known affectionately as Grandma Moses.. Her specialty was depicting rural life, and she made landscapes and portraits based on that scenery. "[1], During a visit to Hoosick Falls in 1938, Louis J. Caldor, an art collector who worked as an engineer in the state of New York, saw paintings made by Moses in the window of a drug store. A hugely popular American painter, her art laid the foundation for other artists painting in these styles such as Vestie Davis, Howard Finster, Bryan Pearce, and Fred Yates. 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According to Marling, "the popularity of Mrs. Moses' maple sugar pictures cannot be overestimated. Afterwards she said that he reminded her of one of her own boys.". WebThe nations first collection of American art, an unparalleled record of the American experience. [17] A German fan said, "There emanates from her paintings a light-hearted optimism; the world she shows us is beautiful and it is good. A renowned folk artist, Grandma Moses started her career at the age of 78 and is a prime example of someone who successfully created an art career at a late age. This is a selection of the public collections of her work: On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The New York Times said: "The simple realism, nostalgic atmosphere and luminous color with which Grandma Moses portrayed simple farm life and rural countryside won her a wide following. WebThe nations first collection of American art, an unparalleled record of the American experience. The Wall Street Journal / She was not home but her daughter-in-law told him to return tomorrow and Moses would show him another ten paintings. [3] She was inspired to paint by taking art lessons at school. The indefatigable artist has been the subject of exhibitions at the worlds most prestigious institutions, from the Museum of Modern Art and Centre Pompidou to the Stedelijk Museum and Tate Modern. Her naive style (labeled American Primitive by art historians) was acclaimed for its purity of colour, its attention to detail, and its vigour. ", In describing her appeal, Cleary states that, "by the end of the 1940s Grandma Moses' paintings had been included in more than 65 exhibits, and she had nearly 50 solo shows. [5][6] To supplement the family income at Mount Nebo, Anna made potato chips and churned butter from the milk of a cow that she purchased with her savings. This can particularly be seen in her paintings "Applebutter Making" (1947) and "Pumpkins" (1959). She continued to keep house, cook, and sew for wealthy families for 15 years. LIFE magazine celebrated her birthday by featuring her on its September 19, 1960, cover. 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. Moses spent most of her life in nearby Eagle Bridge, New York depicting the rural landscape of Washington County. As an early example of art commercialized, Moses' paintings were made into a number of salable products including greetings cards, tiles, and fabrics and marketed to sell lipstick, coffee, and cigarettes. "Grandma Moses Artist Overview and Analysis". Furthermore, the paintings often have a three-dimensional quality that recalls the artist's talents as a yarn embroiderer. [13], Her early style is less individual and more realistic or primitive, with a lack of knowledge of, or perhaps rejection of, basic perspective. Regardless of the monetary value of your artwork, if it is personally meaningful, you should consider having the object conserved. Whilst, As an Outsider Artist, with "folk" and "nave" tendencies Moses had no formal training; she was an exceptionally imaginative character and worked typically in isolation. Numerous carriages are arriving and leaving the grounds, while other figures attend to the horses in the stables located on the right side of the painting. It is important to remember that life here is harsh as well as celebratory, and perhaps that it is indeed the great effort undertaken in preparations that in turn brings appreciation for the results. Her third solo show in as many months, was held at the Whyte Gallery, Washington, D.C.[10] In 1944, she was represented by the American British Art Center and the Galerie St. Etienne, which increased her sales. Whilst on the left, the men of the household use this soap to wash the sheep in the pond." Equally challenging tasks, Moses cleverly uses compositional devices within the painting to show the divisions of farm labor along gender lines. This would help launch Grandma Moses to the masses. While her reputation grew, Moses remained true to the simple life she had always lived, quietly painting in her home. Interestingly, the integration of men and women as equals at work on the farm was always important to Moses. This lecture features Jane Kallir, co-director of the Galerie St. Etienne in New York, providing a discussion on the life and work of Grandma Moses, it was presented on September 17, 2016 at the Shelburne Museum in conjunction with its 2016 exhibition Grandma Moses: American Modern. A membership group for young professionals who are interested in immersing themselves in the American art experience. ", "Memory is history recorded in our brain. For many years Moses worked with fabric and needlework, and it is clear that processes of layering and combining different smaller sections to create a whole were then further developed and assimilated into her approach to painting. Web1942 Grandma Moses Painting Value (2019) | $100,000Insurance Watch Read Appraisal Transcript GUEST: This has been in our family since Grandma Moses painted it. Enjoying the process so much she began to paint again, although at this point her works were most often only given as gifts to friends and family members, particular in holiday seasons and at Christmas time. [10], In 1950, the National Press Club cited her as one of the five most newsworthy women and the National Association of House Dress Manufacturers honored her as their 1951 Woman of the Year. Her father ran a flax mill and was a farmer. Grandma Moses- My Lifes History, Ca. Author Margot Cleary describes how Moses, "spent her early years learning how to do women's work on the farm. WebGrandma Moses initially charged very little for her paintings three to five dollars. She instead relies heavily on her imagination and populates the scene according to a long-acquired memory bank of images, not all necessarily from the same place or time. Sale ends tonight at midnight EST. Whilst such topics related to everyday farm life had been captured by others before, including most notably the artists of the American Regionalism movement such as Thomas Hart Benton and Grant Wood, Moses' works were markedly different. Marling reasons, "because she had been enlivening the American breakfast table for what seemed to be forever with her quips and down-to-earth advice, the death of Grandma Moses was headline news in papers large and small. Memory is a painter.", "I like to paint something that leads me on and on into the unknown, something that I want to see always on beyond. WebSummer in the Valley, 1943. Renwick Gallery. It was here that she gave birth to her children, half of whom never lived long enough to experience life themselves. In the forefront, as so often in Moses' paintings, the main action is taking place; here there are figures engaged in various activities and the scene looks much like a child's play set up, there is a dolls' house and lots of toy horses. Kallir did however, manage to convince her to finally write her biography. Further beyond is the newly-built railroad that focuses in on forces of social and technological change and thus provides contrast to Moses' more typical, nostalgic renderings of idyllic scenes and traditional farming practice. Moses said that she would "get an inspiration and start painting; then I'll forget everything, everything except how things used to be and how to paint it so people will know how we used to live. Moses spent most of her life in nearby Eagle Bridge, New York depicting the rural landscape of Washington County. Cleary describes how Moses, `` the popularity of Mrs. Moses ' maple pictures. 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