16: ALFRED MONTGOMERY (1857-1922) OIL ON ARTIST'S BOARD

Alfred E A Montgomery (Kansas, 1857-1922)
Wood Baskets with Corn (1900)
The still life composition depicting ears of corn, each kernel depicted individually in thick impasto, portrays the bounty spilling from 'bushel' baskets of bent wood stave construction having bent wood handles secured by iron fittings.


This is a particularly bold example of the artist's trademark subject matter. The ears tumble convincingly from the basket and are bright and heavily textured for striking effect.

Ask Google, ''Who was the corn artist?'' and the first entry returned reads:

''Alfred Montgomery.

An artist who called himself ''the farmer who paints and the painter who farms.''
Board measures approximately 22 x 33 with a framed size of 29.75 x 40.75 inches.
Very good original untouched condition. There are no issues of major scratches, losses, repairs, in-painting or touch-up, confirmed under UV light.
Provenance: Jim Finley collection, Sedalia, Missouri.
$3,000 - $4,000