Grandma Moses (September 7, 1860-December 13, 1961) is often cited as an example of an artist who successfully began their career at quite an old ago. She was a very well known and highly regarded American Folk Artist, and began painting at 78. Her work has been featured on a heap of postcards and is in some high-brow galleries. There was a documentary made about her life which I haven't seen, but apparently she had a fascinating 101 years.
Here's some of her work:
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