Mose Tolliver Outsider Art Acrylic Painting of Angel

Item Details

Mose Tolliver (Alabama, 1920 – 2006)
Untitled (angel)
Acrylic paint on plywood
Signed mid left margin

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

- inherent qualities of material include abrasions, subtle splits, non-square edges and corners, and other imperfections; some areas of effaced paint.

Dimensions

- width tapers to 10.25" at the head.

Item #

ITMGN50756