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Mose Tolliver Rattlesnake Painting on Wood Panel - Circa 1980's

Name: Mose Tolliver Rattlesnake Painting on Wood Panel - Circa 1980's
Brand: Mose Tolliver
Price: 3500 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

This is a wonderful naive painting on wood panel by the self-taught black artist Mose Tolliver (1920-2000). It’s a great example of Mose’s unique folk-art style. It features the rattlesnake and 3 other unusual varmints. There is a large amount of information to be found about this prolific artist. He is considered one of the best-known self-taught black artists working in the mid to late 20th century. This work was created circa 1980's. Signed lower right and in excellent condition. Measures: 32"h x 24"w. A forklift accident in the 1960s left Mose Tolliver unable to walk without assistance. A half-ton slab of marble fell on his legs. It was a turning point: no longer able to work he took up art making, developing a distinctive figurative style that was simple, flat, and colorful. Mose was born in Alabama. His parents were sharecroppers, and he was one of 12 children. He attended school only until he was eight or nine. He worked odd jobs until October 1940 when he was drafted into the military. Afterward, he moved into the city of Montgomery and married his childhood best friend, Willie Mae Thomas, with whom he had 13 children. Following the accident at McLendon Furniture Company in the late 1960s he was offered art lessons by his employer but declined. However, he was given some supplies, with his preference being house paint. After his accident, he had more time and possibly found painting rehabilitative; it became Tolliver’s passion and he declared he did it “to keep my head together.” He painted on wood; “the first picture I did on wood was a red bird.” He depicted other creatures, in particular birds, and did a whole series of turtles. His subjects faced forward and had large round heads and prominent eyes. Some were based on religious themes, such as a black Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ. In 1981, the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts mounted a one-man show of his work. The following year, the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, mounted the exhibition Black Folk Art in America, featuring fellow Montgomery artist (whom Tolliver had not previously known) Bill Traylor. Shortly after this, demand for Tolliver’s work outgrew the pace at which he could paint. He enjoyed his popularity and passed away in 2000.

Creator:

Mose Tolliver (Artist)

Dimensions:

Height: 32 in (81.28 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)Depth: 0.5 in (1.27 cm)

Style:

Folk Art (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Wood,Painted

Period:

Late 20th Century

Date of Manufacture:

Circa 1980's

Condition:

Seller Location:

Phoenix, AZ

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU1875338920082

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Mose Tolliver Rattlesnake Painting on Wood Panel - Circa 1980's

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