The Old Oaken Bucket

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ANNA MARY ROBERTSON 'GRANDMA' MOSES (1860-1961)
The Old Oaken Bucket
signed 'Moses.' (lower left)—inscribed with title, dated 'August 16, 1946' and numbered '1127' (on a label affixed to the reverse)
oil on masonite
24 1⁄4 x 29 in. (61.6 x 73.6 cm.)
Painted in 1946.

Provenance

The artist.
Galerie St. Etienne, New York, acquired from the above.
Mr. R.O. Thackrey, acquired from the above, 1946.
John Mortimer Schiff, acquired from the above, circa late 1940s.
By descent to the present owner.

Literature

O. Kallir, Grandma Moses, New York, 1973, p. 299, no. 615, illustrated.

Exhibited

New York, The Gallery of Modern Art, Art and Life of Grandma Moses, February 20–March 30, 1969.

Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

This work, painted on August 16, 1946, was assigned number 1127 by the artist and entered into her record book on page 40.

The copyright for this picture is reserved to Grandma Moses Properties, Co., New York.

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