Inez Hess Acrylic Folk Painting of Parade Scene
Item Details
(Maria) Inez Hess (Argentinian-American; 20th century)
Untitled (parade scene), late 20th century
Acrylic painting on canvas board
Signed 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
- bowing to board; discoloration to varnish; marks, abrasions, and accretions along the edges.
Dimensions
Item #
ITMG268828