Signed Oil on Board by John Leon Moran (American 1864-1941) - Woman Making Hay

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John Leon Moran (American, 1864-1941), Woman Making Hay, oil on board, signed lower center. This is a charming and evocative … Read more John Leon Moran (American, 1864-1941), Woman Making Hay, oil on board, signed lower center. This is a charming and evocative painting of a bygone era. The woman, dressed in working clothes and barefoot, is holding a pitchfork. The figure of the woman is very strong while the background is soft and somewhat abstract.

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Dimensions:
29"h x 18"w (sight)
39"h x 27"w (frame)

Condition:
Good/Fair. Upper left portion of painting has areas of paint loss (see photograph) otherwise generally good. Frame and matting in good condition.

Provenance:
A Michael Greer Commission: Woodbridge, CT
Mr. Greer was a founder of the National Society of Interior Designers and a fellow of the American Institute of Interior Designers. In addition to Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy, Mr. Greer's clients had included Mary Martin, Geraldine Page and Ethel Merman, the actresses.

In addition to Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy, Mr. Greer's clients had included famed actresses of their time Mary Martin, Geraldine Page and Ethel Merman.

About the Artist:
Leon (John Leon) Moran was born in 1864 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died in 1941 in Watchung, New Jersey. He made his reputation as a figure painter, although he also painted landscapes. Moran's father, the painter Edward Moran, was his first tutor; In fact, Leon Moran was born into a wider artistic family. Peter and Percy, his brothers, as well as four uncles and his father were painters and etchers. Moran continued his studies at the National Academy of Design in New York City. In the late 1870s he made European visits and studied also at the Londoner and Parisian Academies. In 1883 he settled in New York and established a studio there. He exhibited frequently at the American Watercolour Society and the National Academy of Design in New York and was a member of the American Watercolour Society and the Plainfield Art Association of New Jersey. Moran received awards from the American Art Society and the Art Club of Philadelphia. See less