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Ross Moffett

Ross E. Moffett (1888 - 1971) was active/lived in Massachusetts, California, Iowa.  Ross Moffett is known for Seascape, figure in landscape and abstract painting.

At the time Charles W. Hawthorne had begun to surround himself with a glory still lingering in Provincetown today, Ross Moffett moved into this circle of light with primary attributes, which were to receive stimulation and refinement from Hawthorne. Moffett viewed Hawthorne's teaching from his own strongly individual vantage point, although he accepted it with natural respect.

The turning point for Moffett came in 1916, when he began to feel that he was discovering his own voice.  "I continued working, endeavoring to mine the vein I had uncovered.  My subject was life in Provincetown as observed it visually during my many walks in the town, particularly in the west section where the Portuguese flavor was especially manifested."

Extemporizing his statement about life through the virtuoso handling of the figure in the landscape, Moffett portrayed a world of bleak strength, fateful mood and stark poetry.  The sheer painting power of the forms and color Moffett   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2447 characters.]  Artist bio

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