Inez Hess Acrylic Folk Painting of Harbor Scene
Item Details
(Maria) Inez Hess (Argentinian-American; 20th century)
Untitled (boats in harbor), late 20th century
Acrylic painting on canvas board
Initialed “MIH” to the lower right
Provenance
From the collection of P.J. McArdle.
Born in Argentina, Maria Inez Hess was based in Pittsburgh and ran with a crowd of self-taught artists including John Graves, Kathleen Ferri, Robert Wright, and others. Referred to as the “suburban Grandma Moses”, she has exhibited her work at the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art and the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, among other venues.
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Condition
- significant bowing and warping to canvas board, with edges emerging from frame im paces along edges; foxing to verso of board
Dimensions
- measures frame; work 23.75" W x 29.75" H.
Item #
ITMG274554
