{"product_id":"albert-w-davies-folk-art-painting-woman-in-red-dress-framed-22-18-5","title":"Albert Webster Davies — Woman in Red Dress with Thistles, Signed Oil, Framed 22″ × 18.5″","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eAlbert Webster Davies (1889–1967) is one of the most recognized names in American folk art. A New Hampshire native who took up painting at 65, he became known as the \"Male Grandma Moses\" for his naive, meticulously detailed scenes of 19th-century New England life. His work was represented by Kennedy Galleries in New York — one of the oldest and most prestigious American art galleries — and was exhibited at the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum at Colonial Williamsburg in 1965. His auction record stands at $6,250.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis signed oil is a figurative subject — rarer in Davies's output than his landscapes and architectural scenes, which makes it a more unusual find. The composition shows a young woman in profile wearing a rust-red dress and holding wild clover, flanked by neat rows of stylized thistles. The flat perspective, simplified forms, and muted colonial palette are characteristic of Davies's mid-century homage to 19th-century theorem and stencil painting. There is a quiet, almost graphic quality to the thistle border that holds up in both traditional and contemporary settings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe painting is housed in its original rustic, weather-washed wood frame and arrives ready to hang.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eArtist: Albert Webster Davies (American, 1889–1967)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eMedium: Oil on board, signed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eSubject: Young woman in profile, rust-red dress, wild clover, thistle border\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eFrame: Original rustic wood frame, weather-washed patina\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eFramed size: 22.25″ tall × 18.5″ wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eSight size: Approximately 17″ tall × 13″ wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e Painting surface stable — light age specks and a few faint rubs in the sky field, no flaking. Frame is solid with scattered small nail holes and warm patina consistent with age. Ready to hang as-is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlacement\u003c\/strong\u003e This works above a Shaker peg rail flanked by quilts, as an anchor on a gallery wall of botanical prints, or on its own against a white wall where the flat geometry reads almost graphic. The thistle border echoes early American stencil work and ties naturally to other decorative pieces from the same tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Loom Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46522017153280,"sku":"AT0066","price":1400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0748\/3732\/8128\/files\/albert-webster-davies-woman-in-red-dress-with-thistles-signed-oil-framed-22-185-1224872.jpg?v=1775531382","url":"https:\/\/www.loomvintage.com\/products\/albert-w-davies-folk-art-painting-woman-in-red-dress-framed-22-18-5","provider":"Loom Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}