Lot 54

Property from the Collection of Ann RutherfordThe following works by Grandma Moses were in the personal collection of film star Ann Rutherford. Her role in Gone With the Wind saw her favorite novel come to life. Her career spanned forty years, encompassing roles in movies and television, but it was her role as Carreen O'Hara, Scarlett’s sister, which was the most sentimental. Ann also portrayed Mickey Rooney's girlfriend in the Andy Hardy films. The Grandma Moses paintings were previously in the collection of famed American film producer and MGM studios co-founder, Louis B. Mayer, and were likely gifts to the actress.

Anna Mary Robertson 'Grandma' Moses (1860-1961)

He Has Fallen

Details

Anna Mary Robertson 'Grandma' Moses (1860-1961)
He Has Fallen
signed 'Moses.' (lower left)--dated 'August 16. 1946' and inscribed with title and '1136.' (on a label affixed to the reverse)
oil and glitter on masonite
5 x 8 in. (12.7 x 20.32 cm.)
Painted in 1946.

Provenance

American British Art Center, Inc., New York and Galerie St. Etienne, New York.
James Vigeveno Galleries, Los Angeles, California, by 1956.
Louis B. Mayer, Los Angeles, California.
Ann Rutherford, Beverly Hills, California, (possibly) gift from the above.
By descent to the present owner.

Literature

O. Kallir, Grandma Moses, New York, 1973, p. 299, no. 625, illustrated.

Lot Essay

This work, painted on August 16, 1946, was assigned number 1136 by the artist and entered into her record book on page 40.

The copyright for this picture is reserved to Grandma Moses Properties, Co., Inc., New York.

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