Description

A Family Christmas by P. Buckley Moss

Content & Subject

A Family Christmas by P. Buckley Moss is a rare signed and numbered limited edition lithograph that beautifully captures the joy and unity of the holiday season. In this heartwarming scene, an extended family gathers around a glowing Christmas tree topped with a radiant golden star. Children in blue-and-white attire join hands in a circle of song and play, while parents and grandparents watch lovingly from nearby. Even small black cats make their way into the festive gathering, reminding us that pets are part of the family’s celebration too.

A Family Christmas belongs to both the P. Buckley Moss Christmas Collection and the P. Buckley Moss Rare Collection, making it a particularly desirable piece for collectors. It celebrates Moss’s signature themes of family, tradition, and togetherness during the most cherished time of year.

Style & Technique

Moss employs her distinctive folk-art style with grace, in A Family Christmas, layering soft washes of gray, silver, and blue to create a glowing effect around the Christmas tree. The figures are rendered with simplicity yet unmistakable individuality, while the tree itself radiates light and warmth at the heart of the composition. The lithographic process preserves each subtle brushstroke, and every piece is numbered, ensuring authenticity and rarity.

Mood & Inspiration

The mood of A Family Christmas is joyful, reverent, and nostalgic. Moss was inspired by the holiday traditions that bring families together—decorating the tree, singing carols, and celebrating as one. The swirling lines of light around the tree symbolize not just Christmas magic, but also the blessings of love and unity.

Placement & Gift Ideas

A Family Christmas makes a stunning centerpiece for holiday decorating, perfect for display in a living room, dining room, or entryway. It is also a meaningful gift for families, collectors of Moss’s Christmas art, or anyone who treasures holiday traditions. Its rarity enhances its long-term collectible value, making it an heirloom-worthy addition to any Moss collection.

Includes a Certificate of Authenticity. (see FAQs)

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✨ Fun Fact: In A Family Christmas, P. Buckley Moss captures a timeless holiday tradition—family members joining hands around the Christmas tree. This circular composition symbolizes unity, continuity, and shared heritage, a theme Moss often returned to when celebrating family life. As a rare lithograph, this print is especially treasured by collectors because it reflects an earlier period of Moss’s career, when she frequently explored multi-generational family scenes as visual expressions of love, faith, and togetherness during the Christmas season.

✨ Collector’s Insight: A Family Christmas is a highly meaningful work within the P. Buckley Moss Collection, cherished for its rare lithograph format and its intimate portrayal of family unity. Collectors are especially drawn to this piece for its circular composition, which gently guides the eye around the Christmas tree and reinforces themes of continuity, tradition, and shared faith. The radiant light emanating from the tree reflects Moss’s signature ability to blend spirituality with everyday family life, making this artwork both visually compelling and emotionally resonant. As a rare lithograph, A Family Christmas holds added significance for seasoned collectors, representing an earlier and increasingly hard-to-find example of Moss’s holiday works—one that beautifully captures the warmth and reverence of Christmas as a lived family experience.

1996

Rare Art Print

Annual Christmas Print 1996

Hand Signed Version: “P Buckley Moss ’96” – Bottom left side.

Image Size: 8-1/2 x9 inches. Paper Size: 11-15/16 x 12 inches.

🎁 Available through Canada Goose Gallery in Waynesville, Ohio — your trusted source for the art of P. Buckley Moss.