Grandma Moses

Lot Description Anna Mary Robertson 'Grandma' Moses (1860-1961) Early Fall signed 'Moses.' (lower center)--dated 'October 1959,' inscribed with title and '1901' (on a label affixed to the reverse) oil on masonite 16 x 24 in. (40.6 x 61 cm.) Painted in 1959. Provenance The artist. Dr. and Mrs. Clayton E. Shaw, gift from the above. Clayton E. Shaw, Jr., son of the above, by descent. Private collection, by descent. Acquired by the present owner from the above. Literature O. Kallir, Grandma Moses, New York, 1973, p. 322, no. 1428. View Lot Notes > Early Fall was a gift to Dr. Clayton E. Shaw and his wife on the occasion of their sixtieth wedding anniversary. Dr. Shaw was the artist's physician for over fifty years. The present work, painted in October 1959, was assigned number 1901 by the artist and entered into her record book on page 85. The copyright for this painting is reserved to Grandma Moses Properties, Co., New York.

Anna Mary 'Grandma' Robertson Moses (1860-1961) The Cambridge Valley signed Moses. lower left and inscribed The Cambridge Valley lower right tempera on masonite 15½ x 19½ in. Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, 1980 Property of a Distinguished American Collection Otto Kallir, Grandma Moses (New York, 1973), p. 285, no. 12. The artist orients the viewer and describes the view in an inscription on the reverse which reads as follows: "to the far north west Mt. Equinox to the far southwest is the Berkshire hills, next battle field park mountain, next vanners hill, Oak hill in the center, Mt. Tom and the Owl Kill, to the west oak hill range". Moses revists the Cambridge Valley many times in her career. This work is one of her earliest paintings completed prior to 1940.

LOT 49 PROPERTY FROM A CORPORATE COLLECTION ANNA MARY ROBERTSON (GRANDMA) MOSES 1860-1961 THE WILLOW MILL signed Moses (lower right); also dated May 2, 1952, numbered 1529 and titled The Willow Mill on an original Grandma Moses label affixed to the reverse (copyright reserved to Grandma Moses Properties, New York) oil on masonite 18 by 24 inches (45.7 by 61 cm)

Property from a New England Collector Grandma Moses (American, 1860-1961) Thanksgiving signed 'Moses.©' (lower right) and dated 'June 30 1956' and inscribed with title and '1717.' (on a label affixed to the reverse) oil on pressed wood 16 x 24in PROVENANCE: The artist Galerie St. Etienne, New York, acquired from the above, 1956 Hammer Galleries, New York, acquired from the above Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1967 LITERATURE: Otto Kallir, Grandma Moses , New York, 1973, p. 316, no. 1228, illustrated. The copyright to this painting is reserved to Grandma Moses Properties Co., New York.

LOT 124 PROPERTY FROM A CORPORATE COLLECTION ANNA MARY ROBERTSON (GRANDMA) MOSES 1860-1961 ON THE BANKS OF THE HUDSON RIVER signed Moses, l.c.; titled On the Banks of the Hudson River and dated September 2, 1947 on the artist's label affixed to the reverse (with copyright reserved to Grandma Moses Properties Co., New York) oil on masonite 25 1/4 by 37 in. 64.5 by 94 cm.