Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object |
Painting |
Title |
A Country Wedding |
Artist/Creator |
Moses, Anna Mary Robertson (Grandma) |
Date |
1951 |
Description |
Oil painting "A Country Wedding" by Anna Mary Robertson Moses (Grandma Moses). Kallir number 968. Signed lower right center, copyright symbol below signature. Shows people gathered on the lawn in front of a large brick house. Bride and groom are in center next to tiered plant stand. |
Width (inches) |
21.500 |
Height (inches) |
16.500 |
Information |
Though depicting an outdoor scene, this painting is unlike Moses’ typically expansive landscapes that recede into infinity. The foreground is tilted upright as in many of her landscapes, but the large brick building and trees act as a scrim, creating a stage-like setting. The theatrical foreground is filled with nearly thirty figures that are engaged in a number of wedding-related vignettes, some romantic and others whimsical. Moses depicts multiple couples and multiple moments in time, eschewing linear narrative to convey the overall feel of a joyous event rather than a specific moment in a specific wedding. |
Related People |
Moses, Anna Mary Robertson (Grandma) |
Credit line |
Museum Purchase |
Copyright owner |
Copyright © Grandma Moses Properties, New York |
Catalog Number |
1998.79 |