Inez Hess Acrylic Folk Painting "Snowy Easter"

Item Details

(Maria) Inez Hess (Argentinian-American; 20th century)
Snowy Easter, late 20th century
Acrylic on canvas board
Signed “© M.I. Hess” to lower right
Titled to verso

An acrylic folk painting on canvas board titled Snowy Easter by self-taught artist (Maria) Inez Hess (20th century). This snowfall scene features a city hall building populated with cars and townspeople scattered throughout the premises. The painting is signed to the lower right and presented in a lemon gilt gesso frame. The title of the work is inscribed 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

- faint marks scattered throughout sky, retouched with paint; some wear in frame includes scratches, stains, and finish loss scattered throughout.

Dimensions

- measurement of frame; visible image measures approximately 27.5" W x 21.5" H.

Item #

18DCC800-027