Inez Hess Folk Drawing of the Nativity
Item Details
Untitled (Nativity scene), late 20th century
Charcoal drawing with watercolor on paperboard
Signed and dated 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.
Condition
- toning and discoloration to board and painting; light edge wear including bent corners to board; surface tears to verso of paperboard.
Dimensions
Item #
ITMG330803