Description

January’s Baby by P. Buckley Moss

Introduction

January’s Baby by P. Buckley Moss is a 2004 limited, numbered lithograph that pairs the playful character of a snowman with the tenderness of a swaddled infant. A smiling snowman wears a soft hat and flowing pink scarf while a woven basket encircles its middle. Nestled inside the basket, a baby looks outward from a white wrap, becoming the small but unmistakable emotional center of the image.

The open white background keeps the focus entirely on the two figures and the basket connecting them. Canada Goose Gallery’s approved inventory confirms January’s Baby as Product ID 5606, a limited, numbered lithograph currently priced at $45.00, with verified subject classifications of Children, Christmas, and Snowmen.

Story Behind the Artwork

The humor of January’s Baby comes from an unexpected act of care. Moss transforms the familiar snowman from a winter play figure into a caretaker, with twig arms extending around a basket holding an infant.

The title adds another layer. January is both the beginning of the calendar year and one of the coldest months across much of North America, so the presence of a baby naturally invites ideas of new beginnings within winter. The combination of snowman, infant, and basket gives the scene a gentle contrast between cold weather and human warmth.

The supplied gallery information also identifies January’s Baby as one of the individual works available within the Baby Months Set, allowing it to stand alone or become part of a larger month-by-month baby grouping.

Symbols & Meaning

The baby naturally suggests new life and beginnings, while the basket visually reinforces care and protection. The snowman adds a lighthearted winter context rather than a literal narrative.

Because January opens the calendar year, the composition may also evoke renewal, fresh starts, nurturing, and the beginning of a new family chapter. These are editorial interpretations supported by the title and imagery rather than documented statements of Moss’s intention.

Artistic Details

Moss reduces the image to a handful of carefully chosen forms. The round snowman provides the broadest shape, while the oval basket creates a warm brown band across the center. Inside it, the baby’s white swaddle stands apart from both the basket and snowman through subtle outline and flesh-tone accents.

The pink scarf introduces movement as it trails toward the right, while the thin twig arms stretch horizontally and widen the compact composition. The muted brown hat and basket balance the cooler whites and grays, keeping the scene soft rather than brightly seasonal.

At only 4 x 4-1/4 inches, the image is intimate in scale and especially well suited to close viewing.

Featured Master Collections

Primary Master Collection: Childhood & Storytelling

The infant is the emotional and narrative center of the artwork, making Childhood & Storytelling the strongest Master Collection assignment. Canada Goose Gallery defines this collection around children, imagination, play, and the memories carried from childhood.

Supporting Master Collection: Family & Legacy

The image centers on care for a baby and can naturally connect with milestones, family beginnings, and stories carried forward. Canada Goose Gallery defines Family & Legacy around relationships, generations, milestones, remembrance, and family traditions.

A Christmas Traditions assignment is not recommended as a primary Master Collection even though the approved inventory carries a Christmas subject tag. The image itself is more specifically about January, infancy, and winter care than a clearly depicted Christmas celebration.

Decorating Ideas

The compact size makes January’s Baby particularly appropriate for a nursery, child’s room, family gallery wall, bedroom, entryway, or small winter display.

Its soft whites, browns, pinks, and muted neutrals allow it to work with traditional, cottage, or gently collected interiors without requiring overtly Christmas décor.

Collectors assembling the Baby Months Set may also choose to display the works together as a calendar-style grouping.

Gift Ideas

January’s Baby is especially well suited as a gift for a January baby, new parents, grandparents, a winter newborn, or a collector building the Baby Months Set.

It can also mark a birth, baby shower, first Christmas or winter season, or another family milestone without needing an overly specific sentimental message.

About the Edition

Artist: P. Buckley Moss
Title: January’s Baby
Year: 2004
Medium: Lithograph
Edition: Limited, numbered edition
Gallery-supplied numbered edition: 1,000
Gallery-supplied Artist Proofs: 25
Image size: 4 x 4-1/4 inches
Paper size: 7-1/2 x 7-3/4 inches
Condition: New, mint condition
Certificate of Authenticity: Included, according to supplied gallery information
Product ID: 5606
Current approved CGG reference price: $45.00
Verified CGG subjects: Children; Christmas; Snowmen

Canada Goose Gallery’s approved inventory independently confirms the limited/numbered lithograph format, Product ID 5606, $45 current price, and Children/Christmas/Snowmen classifications.

The gallery also documents the Baby Months Set as a limited, numbered lithograph matched-number set with Children, Christmas, Love, Snowmen, Cat, and Pumpkin subjects.

🎨 Fun Fact:

January gets its name from Janus, the Roman god associated with doorways, transitions, and beginnings. He was traditionally shown with two faces—one looking backward and one forward—making him an especially fitting namesake for the month that stands between the old year and the new. Julius Caesar later established January 1 as the beginning of the year in his calendar reform. That history gives the title January’s Baby an unexpected extra layer: the month itself has been associated with beginnings and transitions for more than two thousand years.

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🖼️ Collector’s Insight:

What distinguishes January’s Baby is the unexpected way Moss combines a snowman with a nurturing role. The woven basket becomes the visual and emotional bridge between the winter figure and the infant, while the trailing pink scarf prevents the compact scene from feeling static. For collectors, the work also has a clearly documented relationship to the Baby Months Set, so it can function either as a small standalone winter-baby image or as the January chapter in a larger matched-number collection.

Why Buy from Canada Goose Gallery

Canada Goose Gallery specializes in P. Buckley Moss artwork and maintains detailed records for edition format, condition, set relationships, and current inventory. January’s Baby is documented as a limited, numbered lithograph, while the related Baby Months Set is independently recorded as a matched-number set.

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• Baby Month Set 

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• Childhood & Storytelling
• Family & Legacy

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