Inez Hess Folk Mixed Media Painting of the Crucifixion

Item Details

(Maria) Inez Hess (Argentinian-American; 20th century)
Untitled (Crucifixion), late 20th century
Charcoal, watercolor, and acrylic on paperboard
Signed to the lower right
Additional painted portrait sketches to the verso

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.

Dimensions

Item #

ITMG330805