Mose Tolliver Outsider Art Acrylic Painting, Mid-20th Century

Item Details

Mose Ernest Tolliver (American, 1920-2006)
Untitled (portrait), mid-20th century
Acrylic painting on plywood panel
Signed to the lower right

Born in Alabama, self-taught Outsider artist Mose Tolliver began painting after a work accident left his legs severely injured. He is known for his brightly colored compositions featuring simplistic forms and shapes often portraying abstract figures, animals, and nature. His works have been exhibited at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the American Folk Art Museum, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, among other prestigious institutions.

Condition

- wear to edges of board; surface wear present to painting; accretions present to painting; warping to board; nail hole to upper center of board; cracking; dust and debris.

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Item #

ITMGE03569