Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses (1860-1961)
Santa Claus is Here, 1948 (detail on homepage)
Santa Claus is Here, 1948
Oil on pressed wood, 16 inches x 23 1⁄4 inches
Copyright © 2016, Grandma Moses Properties Co., Inc., New York
The Festival: Reimagining Grandma Moses
November 25 through December 30
As we gear up for the summer 2017 exhibition Grandma Moses: American Modern, we celebrate the work of this iconic folk artist and present The Festival Reimagining Grandma Moses. A major part of this year’s seasonal celebration is the presentation of works by twenty-seven contemporary artists who have reimagined, reinterpreted, or responded to the work of Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses. Each piece on display in the changing galleries will be for sale by closed-bid auction through December 29.
Below are the works available in the Closed-Bid Auction. Take a look and then stop in the museum to place your bid or write sstrano@benningtonmuseum.org. You can also fax your bid to 802-442-8305. These will be considered legal and binding bids. Bids by phone are not allowed. All bids will be opened by two people and date stamped. The person with the highest will be declared the winner and be contacted by January 4, 2017 for payment and to arrange a pick-up time. In the event of a tie, the bid placed first will be the winner. To avoid a tie, we urge you to bid an odd amount such as $586.54 rather than $500.
December November 25 through December 29 The Festival EXHIBITION AND CLOSED-BID AUCTION
The Festival: Reimagining Grandma Moses is supported by:
Wayne Hopkins
Walk in the Woods, 2016
Oil on canvas
Opening Bid: $250
Stella Ehrich
McCart Road, 2016
Oil on board, 13″ x 35″
Opening Bid: $1700
Will Moses
Home To Christmas, 2016
Oil on board
Opening bid: $18,500
Peter Thomashow
Wolfson’s Contraption, 2014
Found objects in found frame
Opening bid: $1,000
Linda Finch
The Burning of America, 2016
Acrylic on canvas
Opening Bid: $250
Katie Cleaver
Tip-Top Table, 2016
Copper, bronze, silver, 14-karat gold, tourmaline, blue zircon
Opening Bid: $950
Gregg Blasdel and Jennifer Koch
After Moses, 2016
Collaborative woodblock print
Opening Bid: $900
Donald Saaf
Westminster West, 2015
Oil and collaged fabrics and paper on canvas
36″ x 40″
Opening bid: $4,000
Ashley Norwood Cooper
Birthday Party at the Skating Rink, 2016
Oil on birch panel
Opening Bid: $400
Jen Morris
View of Specialty Minerals from Mount Greylock, 2016
Archival pigment print, 1 from an edition of 5
20″ x 24″
Opening bid: $550
Melanie Mowinski
Wayfinding Star, 2016
Artist Book, letterpress, natural pigment watercolors, gesso, graphite,
ink, and acrylic paint on paper
Edition of 10
Opening Bid: $400
Matthew Perry
A Vermont Life, 2016 (detail)
Woodburner and watercolor on birch-veneered plywood
29 1/4″ x 46 1/2″
Opening bid: $4,900
Laura Christensen
Selective Memory (after Grandma Moses), 2016
Vintage photographs, acrylic paint, cherry wood, velvet, and brass knobs
Opening Bid: $2,000
Colin Brant
Boyhood Woods, 2016
Oil and paper collaged on canvas
34″ x 43″
Opening Bid: $3,000
Renée Bouchard
Lifeboat (Not Square), 2015
Oil, watercolor, acrylic, metal spoon, plastic lid, pencil shavings, glitter,
red ball point pen, graphite and burlap on canvas
Opening Bid: $2,500
Josh Blackwell
Neveruses (Lift Hook Force), 2016
Plastic, wood, silk, paper
Opening Bid: $1,500
Rachelle Beaudoin
A Good Town to Live In, 2016
Looping animated GIF, limited edition of 2. Artist retains proof.
Opening bid: $500
(You are bidding on the digital file only. The TV is not
for sale)
Karl Mullen
Untitled Moses painting collages, 2016
Untitled #1 Untitled #3 Untitled #6 Untitled #8
Untitled #5
Untitled #2 Untitled #4 Untitled #7 Untitled #9
Paint and collage on leaves, stick and paper (Detail)
Each approximately 5″ x 7″
Opening bid: $100 each (designate # of the work you are bidding on)
Corwin Levi
Celarent Bocardo, 2016
Pen and acrylic on panel
Opening Bid: $590
Maggie Mailer
Red State, 2015
Oil on linen, 20″ x 16″
Opening Bid: $1,000
Daisy Rockwell
What is Aleppo?, 2016
Acrylic on wood panel
Opening bid: $500
Angus McCullough
Untitled, 2016
Artist frame, spray paint, tape, found materials
Opening bid: $200
Sally Gil
Things of the Past, 2016
Collage and acrylic, casein, and Flashe paints on paper
Opening Bid: $1,850
Cathy Wysocki
Alleviator 4 (Jay), 2016
Oil on canvas
Opening bid: $250n)
Mark Mulherrin
Untitled (Checkered House), 2016
Oil on board
Opening bid: $1,000
Anne Roeklein
Blue-Gray Pond, 2016
Collage on paper, 18″ x 48″
Opening bid: $500