Grandma Moses
American · 1860–1961 · Painter, Illustrator
Anna Mary Robertson Moses, popularly known as Grandma Moses, was an American folk artist. She began painting in earnest at the age of 78 and is a prominent example of a newly… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Sugaring OffBonhams · $381,500≈ £290,357≈ €329,163Sign up to see
The Old Oaken BucketBonhams · $127,500≈ £101,683≈ €118,959Sign up to see
May, Making Soap, Washing SheepBonhams · $113,775≈ £100,304≈ €114,855Sign up to see
Grandma Moses’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
ArtSell has recorded 38 auction results for Grandma Moses between 2006 and 2025, of which 33 sold (87%). Recorded sale prices range from $10.8kSign up free to see to $382kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $382kSign up free to see for Sugaring Off at Bonhams in November 2025. The most common medium is oil paintings (32 lots). Most results come from Bonhams (34), Rago Auctions (1) and Clarke Auction Gallery (1).
38 results
- Quiet Winter Day, 1949-50$40,960≈ £31,174≈ €35,341Sign up free to see
- Sugaring Off, 1944$381,500≈ £290,357≈ €329,163Sign up free to see
- Yellow Cutter, 1957A$30,000≈ $19,525≈ £14,344≈ €16,822Sign up free to see
- $10,795≈ £8,044≈ €9,545Sign up free to see
- Sugaring Off, 1945$61,440≈ £48,581≈ €58,083Sign up free to see
- $44,800≈ £35,423≈ €42,352Sign up free to see
- The Old Oaken Bucket, 1944$127,500≈ £101,683≈ €118,959Sign up free to see
- September, 1945$41,600≈ £32,977≈ €38,501Sign up free to see
- A Ride in the Cutter, 1945$21,760≈ £17,592≈ €20,270Sign up free to see
- $113,775≈ £100,304≈ €114,855Sign up free to see
Grandma Moses paintings (34)Grandma Moses oil paintings (32)
Grandma Moses: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Grandma Moses at auction?
$381,500Sign up free to see, for Sugaring Off at Bonhams (November 2025) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Grandma Moses?
The median sale price is $41.6kSign up free to see across 33 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Grandma Moses have sold at auction?
33 of 38 recorded lots sold between 2006 and 2025.
Which auction houses sell Grandma Moses?
Bonhams, Rago Auctions and Clarke Auction Gallery account for the most recorded results. Bonhams · Rago Auctions · Clarke Auction Gallery
About Grandma Moses
Anna Mary Robertson Moses, popularly known as Grandma Moses, was an American folk artist. She began painting in earnest at the age of 78 and is a prominent example of a newly successful art career at an advanced age. Moses rose to fame in the 1950s. She was the subject of an Oscar-nominated documentary in 1950, published her autobiography in 1952, and was on the cover of Time Magazine in 1953.
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In museum collections
White House · Public domainBattle of Bennington, 1953
DAR Museum · Public domainFireboard, 1918
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
