Anna Mary Robertson (Grandma) Moses

Grandma Moses
Moses, Anna Mary Robertson
Robertson, Anna Mary

American, 1860 - 1961

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This painting shows a rural green landscape with distant blue mountains, green valleys, dark green forests, and bodies of light blue water. In the center, a vivid red and orange fire consumes countless trees, with gray smoke billowing into the blue sky above. On the left, people and horses move between the fire and a small white house. Closer to us are two larger white houses near the bottom left corner, with more people and horses in front of them. All of the people appear to have pale skin, and some wear colorful dresses, black suits, or white shirts with brown pants. In the bottom right corner is another small pond at the base of a green hill, with more horses and a brown duck flying across the water. In the top right corner, gray birds fly away from the blaze.
Anna Mary Robertson (Grandma) Moses, A Fire in the Woods, 1947, oil on board, Gift of Margaret P. Mallory in memory of Ala Story, 1999.81.1

A Fire in the Woods

Anna Mary Robertson (Grandma) Moses · 1947 · oil on board ·  Accession ID  1999.81.1

The painting depicts a rural scene with horse-drawn carriage a dirt path, facing a gray building on the right. One man stands in front of the horses, holding their reigns, while another stands by the back of the carriage. On the right, a large group of people are gathered in front of the big gray house. The house has a red chimney on its sloping roof and two white doors, one of which is partially open. The crowd in front includes children and adults, a few with white and gray hair. All of the people have pale skin, and they wear clothes in bright shades of red, yellow, green, blue, brown, and black. Near the carriage, one of the women with gray hair appears to hand two large bags to a boy in a brown suit. In the bottom left corner, a man and a dog stand on the green grass beside the path, watching the progression of the carriage. In the background, rolling hills in shades of green, pale yellow, and light blue lead up towards a distant cluster of buildings near the top left corner. The blue sky is filled with gray and white clouds.
Anna Mary Robertson (Grandma) Moses, Grandma Going to the Big City, 1943, oil on board, Gift of Maria and Conrad Janis, 2023.160.4

Grandma Going to the Big City

Anna Mary Robertson (Grandma) Moses · 1943 · oil on board ·  Accession ID  2023.160.4