{"product_id":"d-a-fisher-1892-new-england-lighthouse-seascape","title":"Antique American Oil on Board Marine Painting | D.A. Fisher Signed and Dated 1892","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA New England lighthouse seascape, signed and dated 1892 by \u003cstrong\u003eD. A. Fisher (American, 1867–1940)\u003c\/strong\u003e — a documented Portland, Maine marine and landscape painter, member of the Brushians, and listed in Peter Hastings Falk's \u003cem\u003eWho Was Who in American Art\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe composition is Fisher at his most characteristic: a working stretch of the New England coast, the surf breaking white over weed-darkened rocks in the foreground, sailing vessels small against the horizon, and on a distant headland a substantial white-painted lighthouse complex with its keeper's quarters arranged behind. The light catches the surf, the green-grey sea moves with weight and conviction, and the sky carries the soft scudded clouds of a fair Atlantic morning. This is the Maine coast in 1892 — when Fisher was twenty-five years old and at the start of the working life that would make him a fixture of the Portland artist community for the next half-century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe signature reads clearly in the lower right: \u003cstrong\u003eD.A. Fisher 1892\u003c\/strong\u003e. The verso carries an original period label from \u003cstrong\u003eWadsworth, Howland \u0026amp; Co.\u003c\/strong\u003e of Boston — \u003cem\u003eAcademy Boards\u003c\/em\u003e with their \u003cem\u003eTube Oil Colors \u0026amp; Prepared Canvas\u003c\/em\u003e mark, 82 \u0026amp; 84 Washington Street — the Boston artist supply company that prepared the board the painting is on. The label is contemporaneous with the work and documents the full Boston supply chain Fisher used.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe frame is original to the period — substantial gilt-gesso with deep carved acanthus and beaded ornament. There is honest wear at the corners and along the edges; the gilt has darkened to the warm tone that period frames acquire only with time. It is the kind of frame that signals serious commission rather than parlor decoration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eD. A. Fisher's auction record runs $50 to $2,666, with his strongest results coming from signed and dated marine subjects of exactly this period and subject matter. \u003cem\u003eConway Meadows, White Mountain School\u003c\/em\u003e set his record at James D. Julia in 2016. New England lighthouse seascapes are his most desirable category, and an early dated example like this — signed, dated, period frame, period verso label — sits squarely in the upper portion of that band.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA piece for a Maine collector, a New England decorator, a sailing or lighthouse devotee, or any serious collector of late 19th century American marine painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCONDITION:\u003c\/strong\u003e Painting sound. Signature and date legible. Verso supply label intact and legible. Frame original to the period with honest wear: edge losses and small flakes to gilt-gesso ornament at the corners (consistent with age, do not affect display). Wire and back hardware in serviceable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eArtist: D. A. Fisher (American, 1867–1940)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eSubject: New England coastal scene with lighthouse, sailing vessels, breaking surf\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eMedium: Oil on academy board\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eSignature: Signed and dated lower right \"D.A. Fisher 1892\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eVerso label: Wadsworth, Howland \u0026amp; Co., Boston — Academy Boards \/ Tube Oil Colors \u0026amp; Prepared Canvas, 82 \u0026amp; 84 Washington St.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eSight: 11⅝ × 8⅞ in.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eFramed: 18 × 16 × 3 in.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eFrame: Period gilt-gesso with carved acanthus and beaded ornament\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Valley House Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46990913962137,"sku":null,"price":765.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/1270\/1593\/files\/228180630_1_x.webp?v=1777223841","url":"https:\/\/valleyhouseantiques.com\/products\/d-a-fisher-1892-new-england-lighthouse-seascape","provider":"Valley House Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}