Hugo Melville Fisher Manner Original Pennsylvania Appalachian Mountain Landscape California American Vintage Modernist Oil Painting
Hugo Melville Fisher, (1878-1946), was born in Brooklyn, New York; and first studied painting under his father, the noted landscape painter, Hugo Anton Fisher. Shortly after the turn of the century, Hugo Melville Fisher moved to Paris, where he furthered his studies under Jean-Paul Laurens and Benjamin Constant, and later, with William Bouguereau, and James Whistler. He exhibited widely and with great success, both in Paris with Durand-Ruel, and in London at the Royal Academy. Fisher spent sixteen years in Europe before returning to the United States where he settled in New York. Recognized as a sophisticated proponent of Modernism, he exhibited and won prizes throughout the country including at the California State Fair (1891), Babcock Gallery NYC (1921), Ainslie Galleries NYC (1921-25). Hugo Melville Fisher’s work may be found in the permanent collections of American museums nationwide and is highly sought-after at auction. Although widely-considered a California painter, Fisher traveled constantly and painted many scenes on the East Coast and the southern United States.
Reference:
Who Was Who in American Art, Falk, Vol. I, p.1129; Artists in California 1786-1940, Hughes, Vol. 1, p.379; Biographical Encyclopedia of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers, Creps, Vol. 1, p.456; Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors and Engravers, Mantle Fielding, p.302; Benezit, Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs, et Graveurs, Vol 5, p.489 ;
Davenport’s Art Reference Guide, 2007/8 Edition, p.875
Hugo Melville Fisher, Manner of
(American, 1878-1946)
18"W X 24"H
Oil on Pennsylvania Artist Canvas Board
Original vintage frame.
Subject appears to be the Appalachian Mountains, on the northern edge of Pennsylvania.
Part of the signature/title written to the side. Only an M and an S are visible. Therefore, due to incomplete signature; painting listed as an attribution, and in the manner of Hugo Melville Fisher.
Painting is in very good original condition. No overpaints, or restoration. There appears to have been a small hole at the top of the painting, where the painting was hung by either a nail or a tack. No other flaws/missing paint/crackle, or damage. Frame is older, and has some wear to the corners, but is stable.
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