Description: This is a beautiful and Fine Antique Early California Plein Air Landscape Painting, watercolor and possibly gouache on paper, by esteemed early California - Hawaii watercolorist, Hugo Anton Fisher (1854 - 1916.) This artwork likely dates to the 1880's and depicts a bucolic sylvan landscape scene in what appears to be the Yosemite Valley of Northern California. Fisher moved to the city of Alameda in 1886 and had a studio in nearby San Francisco. He was known for his paintings of marshes and countryside, and in one of his obituaries it refers to his earlier California paintings of Yosemite National Park, before he committed to settling in Alameda. Hugo Anton Fisher is the father of renowned early American illustration artist, Harrison Fisher (1877 - 1934) and California Impressionist painter, Hugo Melville Fisher (1878 - 1946.) This painting depicts a meticulously detailed landscape scene featuring a calm river with low flying ducks, and surrounding embankments with delicately rendered trees and foliage on either side of the waterway. Signed: "Hugo A. Fisher" in the lower left corner. This large painting is approximately 32 1/4 x 45 3/8 inches (including frame.) Actual visible artwork is approximately 25 1/8 x 38 1/8 inches. Very good condition for age, with some moderate scuffing and edge wear to the antique wood frame. Priced to sell. Due to the large size of this piece, S&H costs will be unavoidably high. However, Free Local Pickup from Los Angeles County, California is also an option. Sadly, the majority of Fisher's early California artworks were destroyed in the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. This painting is one of the lucky survivors that has remained in private hands over the generations. Hugo Anton Fisher's original artworks are in the collections of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the Hawaii State Art Museum, and the Oakland Museum of California. Acquired from an old collection in Los Angeles, California. If you like what you see, I encourage you to make an Offer. Please check out my other listings for more wonderful and unique artworks! About the Artist: Hugo Anton (Antoine) Fisher Born: 1854 - Kladno, CzechoslovakiaDied: 1916 - Alameda, CaliforniaKnown for: Landscape, animal in landscape painting, etching Hugo Anton (Antoine) Fisher (1854 - 1916) was active/lived in California, New York / Czech Republic. Hugo Fisher is known for Landscape, animal in landscape painting, etching. Hugo Fisher was known for his skill in watercolor painting of landscapes. Born in Kladno, Czechoslovakia in 1854, he remained in his native land to study art with his father and Anton Mauve in Prague. Fisher came to the United States in 1874. He lived in New York City for a period, and there he married Addie Pond. The couple moved to Alameda, California in 1886, and Fisher set up a studio in nearby San Francisco. While commuting to his studio by ferryboat, he sketched scenes of the marshes and the countryside. The couple had two children. His son, Hugo Melville Fisher, followed in his father's footsteps, and became a skilled painter, recognized in California for his impressionist style.In 1896, the Pacific Commercial Advertiser newspaper reported that Fisher had opened a studio in J.J. Williams' Photo Studio in Honolulu. The same year the magazine "Paradise of the Pacific" reproduced a watercolor by Fisher depicting Manoa Valley in Honolulu. Fisher specialized in watercolor, but one of his rare oils is a glowing sunrise scene of Hilo Bay, on the island of Hawaii.Late in 1896, Fisher returned to the U.S. mainland, selling all his paintings with the exception of one.Fisher gained critical praise for his work and became popular on both the East and West coasts. He exhibited in New York and California and was a member of the San Francisco Art Association. Fisher lost many of his early paintings when his studio was destroyed in the San Francisco Earthquake in 1906.Hugo Fisher died in Alameda, California in 1916.Sources:Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"Don Severson, "Finding Paradise" Hugo Anton Fisher (1854 – November 27, 1916) was a Czech artist primarily known for painting landscapes in watercolor. He was active in Northern California and Hawaii.BiographyHugo Anton Fisher was born in 1854, into a family of artists in Kladno, Bohemia. In 1874, he immigrated to New York, and in 1886, he moved to Alameda, California with his wife and children. About 1894, Fisher moved to Hawaii and opened a studio in Honolulu, but he left Hawaii for the mainland late in 1896. Fisher died in Alameda, California in 1916.One of Fisher's children, Hugo Melville Fisher (1878–1946), was a California-based impressionist painter. The Adirondack Museum (Blue Mountain Lake, New York), the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the Hawaii State Art Museum, the Jersey City Museum (Jersey City, New Jersey), the Oakland Museum of California, and Thiel College (Greenville, Pennsylvania) are among the public collections holding work by Hugo Anton Fisher. Hugo Anton Fisher was born into a family of artists in Klando, Bohemia (now the Czech Republic). He studied with his father and with Anton Mauve. Before emigrating to the United States, he exhibited at the Paris Salon and salons in Dresden and London. In 1874, he relocated to New York and gained fame as a member of New York's Hudson River School. Hugo moved his young family to Alameda, California when he was 32 years old. He was so well known at the time, his arrival in the Bay Area was noted in local papers. From 1894-96, he maintained his studio in Honolulu. When he returned to Alameda, he remained until his death in 1916. Prior to the '06 quake, he had a studio in San Francisco and commuted to the City by ferry from Alameda, usually with a sketch pad in hand drawing marshes and pastures as he floated by. He lost all of his paintings in his studio in the fires after the earthquake, and many of his sold paintings adoring San Francisco, homes.He worked extensively in both oil and watercolor. Hugo Anton Fisher was the son and grandson of artists. He kept the family tradition alive by raising his two sons to become artists, Hugo Melville Fisher and Harrison Fisher. Just prior to his death at age 62, he visited his boyhood home in Bohemia. When the Great War broke out, now known as World War I, Hugo hastily returned to the United States. Several months after his return, he died of a stroke at age 62. Today, his works reside in many prestigious museum and personal collections, including the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the Hawaii State Art Museum, and the Oakland Museum of California.
Price: 2750 USD
Location: Orange, California
End Time: 2024-10-18T21:16:41.000Z
Shipping Cost: 45 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Artist: Hugo Anton Fisher
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Signed By: Hugo Anton Fisher
Signed: Yes
Size: Large
Period: Victorian (1830-1900)
Material: Paper
Region of Origin: California, USA
Framing: Framed
Subject: Birds, Botanical, Ducks, Fish & Water Animals, Flowers, Forest, Landscape, National Parks, Plants, San Francisco, Seasons, States & Counties, Tree
Type: Painting
Year of Production: 1890
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Item Height: 32 1/4 in
Theme: Americana, Art, Cities & Towns, Continents & Countries, Exhibitions, Famous Places, Floral, Nature, Western
Style: Impressionism, Plein Air
Features: One of a Kind (OOAK)
Production Technique: Watercolor Painting
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Handmade: Yes
Item Width: 45 3/8 in
Time Period Produced: 1850-1899
