Country Fair (Grandma Moses)
| Country Fair | |
|---|---|
| Artist | Grandma Moses |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 88.9 cm × 114.3 cm (35.0 in × 45.0 in) |
| Location | private collection |
Country Fair is a 1950 oil painting by the American outsider painter Grandma Moses, produced at age 89 and signed "Moses". It was sold at Sotheby's in 2009 for US$1,082,500.[1]
It shows a scene of the artist's impression of a country fair, set in a typical Moses summer setting. The figures are coming and going in all manner of horse-drawn vehicles and taking part in various activities such as horse and cattle judging, buggy racing, and eating in a temporary festival tent. The central figure is a balloon man. It was one of the last large paintings she painted.[2]
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References[edit]
- ^ Lot 47, Sotheby's sale 21 May 2009
- ^ Story about the strain of painting large format paintings
- Image of the painting in the 1975 abridged version of Otto Kallir's 1973 catalogue raisonné
- "Country Fair |". sothebys.com. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- Otto Kallir, Grandma Moses, Complete edition, New York, Harry N. Abrams, 1973, cat. nr. 921 p. 307, plate 229