On the Back Road, No. 2

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ANNA MARY ROBERTSON 'GRANDMA' MOSES (1860-1961)
On the Back Road, No. 2
signed 'Moses.' (lower left)—dated 'September 15. 1942,' inscribed with title and numbered '258.' (on a label affixed to the reverse)
oil and glitter on masonite
9 1/4 x 7 in. (23.5 x 17.8 cm.)
Painted in 1942.

Provenance

Mrs. Thomas G. Herrick.
Hammer Galleries, New York.
Acquired by the late owner from the above, 1982.

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Lot Essay

This work, painted on September 15, 1942 was assigned number 258 by the artist. The present work has been assigned the preliminary number, Kallir 179bb, by Jane Kallir and Hildegard Bachert, placing it within the sequence of works in Otto Kallir, Grandma Moses (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1973)

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