American Charmer: Folk artist Grandma Moses on the block in Nov.
- October 29, 2009 14:07
Just in time for the holidays, "Grandmother's House We Go,” by self-taught artist Grandma Moses (Anna Mary Robertson Moses, New York and Virginia, 1860-1961), is up for sale at North Carolina's Brunk Auctions on Nov. 14. Her 1940 painting depicts a family in a horse-drawn sleigh crossing a bridge in an idyllic winter landscape. Estimated at $60,000 to $90,000, the picture predates her first exhibition at the Galerie St. Etienne in New York City. A $50 label is affixed to the reverse...