1895 Watercolor of ???

Sorry about the reflections. Original water signed D.A. Fisher, 1895. Unfortunately there are a lot of Fisher's, and I can't tell which one he is. Can anyone find any kind of biography on him, and whether his watercolors are desired? Image size 14"x10". I like it, but also wonder what he is showing? What are those big piles of something with a spike out of the top, in the marsh close to the bay?

 

Haystacks.

Debora

 

Doesn't seem to be much about him beyond this.

"D. A. Fisher (1867 -1940) is known for his landscape paintings and lived in Maine and California."

Debora

 

Hmmph. How can they know when he was born and died, and where he worked, but not know his first name? Makes searching on liveauctioneers very time consuming.

 

Yeah. I'm always suspicious about these artists about whom little can be found on the internet and whose work varies so widely in subject, technique and ability. But apparently he was a real person, a member of the Brushians. Here's another signature for comparison.

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/38454140_antique-maine-marine-oil-painting-by-da-fisher

Debora

 

Awesome. That is by far more information than I could find anywhere. "Brushians" - who knew??? So would they make a haystack like that in Maine in the 1890s? Boats and gulls look like the Maine I know.

 

Isn't that interesting? Same subject. "Marsh grass stalks." Here's the signature.

Debora

 

Well, there you go.

Debora

 

More information.

https://historicipswich.org/2019/06/24/salt-marsh-hay/

Debora

 

Thanks INH and Debora. I guess invaluable doesn't show you sold prices, unlike liveauctioneers. Makes registration on invaluable kind of pointless, unless I'm missing something. Anyway, research much appreciated!

 

Yours is a better work than the invaluable one. And always helpful to know location.

Debora

 

It always amazes me to realize all there is to learn. And, nice painting!