The Americana Collection of Marc and Laurie Krasny Brown

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Lot 15
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Alvan Fisher (1792-1863)

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Description

  • Alvan Fisher (1792-1863)
  • Warren Children of Cohasset with Scituate Lighthouse in the Distance
  • oil on canvas
  • 41 1/2 in. by 35in.
  • 105.4cm by 88.9cm
In the original giltwood frame.  Minot Lighthouse is in the distance painted just before it was destroyed in the gale of 1851.  Fisher painted many important portraits in the Boston area, including John Singleton Copley's grandchildren.