Lady with Blue Blouse and Red Skirt
Mose Tolliver
American, 1919–2006

Details
Title
Lady with Blue Blouse and Red Skirt
Artist/Maker
Mose Tolliver (American, 1919–2006)
Date
ca. 1984
Medium
Paint on board
Dimensions
32 1/4 x 24 inches
Credit
Purchase with funds from T. Marshall Hahn and Lucinda W. Bunnen for the Nasisse Collection
Accession #
1993.83
On View
Currently not on view
The celebrated Alabama artist Mose Tolliver began painting full-time after an industrial accident left him unable to work. Along with his own idiosyncratic versions of fruit, animals, and self-portraits, women were a subject he often portrayed. While some of his paintings of women were sexually explicit, here Tolliver depicted a demure lady fully clothed in vibrant reds and blues. The composition draws strength from its subtly shaped areas of solid color.
Image Copyright
© Estate of Mose Tolliver/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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