Philip Moose (NC, 1921-2001), Milk Thistle with Butterflies

oil paper, mounted on Masonite, unsigned, double panel set within a white gold leaf frame.
Frame dimensions 80 3/4 x 31 in.
Born in Newton, North Carolina, Philip Moose knew he wanted to be an artist from the age of ten. He went up to New York City in 1940 to study at the National Academy of Design. After serving in the army during WWII, Moose returned to North Carolina. He taught at Davidson College and Queens College during the 1950s and 1960s, before settling in Blowing Rock and devoting his time to painting and traveling. Moose's paintings have been exhibited widely and are in numerous public collections including the Mint Museum in Charlotte, NC; the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh; the Hickory Museum of Art in Hickory, NC; and the High Museum in Atlanta, GA.
This painting was commissioned for a private residence in Western North Carolina.

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Some rubbing and wear to frame; several minor surface marks; small shallow blemish to one leaf in upper left quadrant of panel.