Grandma Moses: 25 Masterworks - Softcover

Kallir, Jane; Moses, Grandma

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0810926970 ISBN 13: 9780810926974

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1997

Synopsis

Anna Mary Robertson Moses, after sixty years of working as an upstate New York farm wife, became celebrated in the international art world as Grandma Moses.
With a palette of pure colors and a true vision, she presented recollections of her girlhood in meticulously painted observations of a long-since-vanished rural America. Her scenes of farm life and holiday revels and her seasonal landscapes abound in charm untouched by sentimentality.
In this sumptuously produced volume, twenty-five of Grandma Moses' finest works are shown in large scale. A number of details enrich the book, offering an opportunity to view her brushwork as though looking closely at the original. Photographs of the artist and her family add yet another dimension.
Individual commentaries address each work, explaining what Moses was trying to do and her methods. Vivid quotations in the artist's own words add another facet to this highly enjoyable book.

About this title

Synopsis:

Looks at twenty-five paintings by the upstate New York artist, describing the types of detailing and texturing used in each, and providing background on the artist and her inspirations.

About the Author:

Art historian Jane Kallir is also co-director of the Galerie St. Etienne in New York City.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0810926970
• ISBN 13: 9780810926974
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 54