Molly Dee (American 1938-2022) Oil on Canvas “Off Jetties” depicting five women sailing in Nantucket Waters, initialed lower right M

50 in. x 55 in.

American painter, Molly Dee was born in Buffalo, NY in 1938. Studying at the acclaimed Albright Knox Art School, she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in 1960 from the University of Buffalo. Work for her Masters of Art Degree in 1973 and subsequent graduate studio work was done at the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Old photographs garnered from estate sales, family collections and historical archives are the inspiration for Molly’s large figurative paintings. Her unique style and interpretation of photographic images evolved from the artist’s early fascination with photos of her own parents, whom she had never known…