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Provenance

Sidney Janis (1896–1989), Sidney Janis Art Gallery, New York, by 1973 [Kallir 1973, cat. 32]; transferred to an irrevocable trust, Apr. 1988 [Janis and his two sons, Conrad and Carroll, served as co-executors of the trust until Sidney’s death in 1989; Conrad and Carroll continued as co-executors of the trust until its dissolution in 1995]; distributed to Conrad Janis (1928–2022) and Maria Janis (born Grimm, 1946–2021), Los Angeles, Nov. 1995; transferred to the Living Trust of Maria and Conrad Janis; given through Pace Gallery, New York [Pace Gallery inventory sheet, 86137; copy in curatorial object file], to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2024.

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Grandma Moses (Anna Mary Robertson Moses)

c. 1940

Accession Number

272695

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

35.9 × 46.4 cm (14 1/8 × 18 1/4 in.)

Classification

painting

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of the Estate of Maria and Conrad Janis