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Harrison Bird Brown (1831-1915) Lived/Active; Maine

Creator: Harrison Bird Brown
Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
Picnic Along the River
Signed with initials: H. B., ca. 1860-1875
Oil on canvas
13” x 23”, 20” x 30” with frame
Over-all in excellent condition, housed in a period cove-molded, carved gilt frame.
Provenance: Doyle Auctions, New York; Private collection, New Jersey.
Harrison Bird Brown was born in Portland, Maine and is best known for his White Mountain landscapes and marine paintings of Maine’s coastline. Much like his earlier predecessor, Charles Codman (1800-1842), his landscape paintings express romantic sentiments as seen here in this work.
He exhibited at the National Academy of Design in New York from 1858-1860 and at the Boston Athenaeum and Philadelphia Centennial Exposition in 1876. His works can be seen at the Peabody Museum in Salem, Massachusetts and at the Portland Museum of Art in Maine.
WoA-AMP-OC 741

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	United States
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Oil on canvas
Condition:	Good.
Styles / Movements:	Barbizon/Tonalism
Dealer Reference #:	WoA-AMP-OC 741
Incollect Reference #:	809634

Dimensions

W.	30 in;	H.	20 in;
W.	76.2 cm;	H.	50.8 cm;

Message from Seller:

Jeffrey Tillou Antiques was established in 1992. The three story historic building located “on the green” in Litchfield, features an extensive inventory of Americana from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Here you will find an extraordinary collection of furniture, folk art, weathervanes, sculpture, Oriental carpets, and related decorative pieces as well as distinctive European furniture and original works of art.