Mose Tolliver Folk Art Acrylic Painting

Item Details

Mose Tolliver (American, 1925 – 2006)
Untitled, mid to late 20th century
Acrylic painting on wood panel
Signed to lower left and 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 institutions.

Condition

- paint missing and delaminating from wood panel; accretions and wear to painting, edges of wood panel, and verso; warping to wood panel.

Dimensions

- measures ground.

Item #

18DCC477-095