“Catching the Turkey,” created by Grandma Moses, is a genre painting that aligns with the Naïve Art (Primitivism) art movement. This artwork belongs to the series “Catching the Turkey.”
The artwork depicts a winter scene filled with the charm and simplicity characteristic of Grandma Moses’s style. The canvas is alive with the hustle and bustle of people engaged in the activity of catching turkeys in a snow-covered rural landscape. The central house, rendered with rustic appeal, is surrounded by leafless trees and distant hills under a darkening sky. The figures in the scene are portrayed with a sense of innocence and earnestness, emphasized by their distinctive, simplistic forms. The various activities and interactions among the community members render a lively and engaging composition, capturing a moment of communal life with warmth and affection.
