HARRISON BIRD BROWN (CA/ME/UK, 1831-1915)
Blackhead, Monhegan, oil on canvas, signature lower left. In grand Victorian gilt gesso frame. OS: 35" x 50", SS: 19 1/2" x 34 1/2". Cleaned and relined.Brown was born in Portland, Maine. He is known for his marine paintings and his views of the White Mountains of New Hampshire, most famously the Crawford Notch area. After showing at the National Academy from 1858-1875, he moved to London to live with his daughter, where he died. Provenance: From Private Collection, Harpswell, ME.
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Blackhead, Monhegan, oil on canvas, signature lower left. In grand Victorian gilt gesso frame. OS: 35" x 50", SS: 19 1/2" x 34 1/2". Cleaned and relined.Brown was born in Portland, Maine. He is known for his marine paintings and his views of the White Mountains of New Hampshire, most famously the Crawford Notch area. After showing at the National Academy from 1858-1875, he moved to London to live with his daughter, where he died. Provenance: From Private Collection, Harpswell, ME.