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Alvan Fisher (1792-1863)

Aliases: Alvin Fisher

Professions: Painter

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    Alvan Fisher (MA, 1792-1863), George Washington,

    Alvan Fisher (MA, 1792-1863), George Washington,

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    Alvan Fisher, (American, 1792-1863), Sunset Shore

    Alvan Fisher, (American, 1792-1863), Sunset Shore

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    ALVAN FISHER (1792-1863)

    ALVAN FISHER (1792-1863)

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    19th c. oil on canvas

    19th c. oil on canvas

Alvan Fisher Biography

(b Needham, MA, 9 Aug 1792; d Dedham, MA, 13 Feb 1863). American painter. Soon after he left the tutelage of John Ritto Penniman (c. 1782–1841), he began to paint genre landscapes such as Winter in Milton, Massachusetts (1815; Montclair, NJ, A. Mus.), which depicts a man on a horse-drawn sleigh enjoying the beauty of a fresh New England snowfall. In this work the artist seems more concerned with presenting an image of peacefulness than with the specific identification of the site. Despite its early date, the painting suggests the influence of Claude Lorrain as well as 17th-century Dutch winter scenes.

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    Property of a lady ALVAN FISHER (1792-1863) Coastal Scene, Nahant, Massachusetts signed with conjoined intials "AF" and dated indistinctly (lower left) oil on canvas 14 x 18 in. (35.6 x 45.7 cm) provenance Private Collection, new york

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