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Painting

Title:
Lost River, Mt. Moosilauke, N.H.
Object Name:
Painting
Object ID:
2007.054.04
Creator:
Granbery, Virginia (1831-1921)
Date:
circa 1900
Description:
Landscape painting, Lost River, Mt. Moosilauke, N.H., by Virginia Granbery (1831-1921), c. 1900. Black and gray watercolor on square illustration board. View of boulder caves and forest at Lost River, with man standing at mouth of a cave. Titled in black ink within bottom border: "LOST RIVER - MT. MOOSILAUKE, N. H." Decorative border in black ink. Ink monogram, "VG", in bottom left corner of image. Pencil inscription on board, top left: "2 Color Duotone H.T. / Black Orange". " 5" " in pencil at bottom, indicating width of reproduction to be made.
Material:
Paper
Dimensions:
H-20 W-22.2 inches
Provenance:
One of a group of watercolors (probably 12) produced for a New Hampshire Fire Insurance Company calendar. The group was acquired by dealer Richard Thorner of Manchester, NH, who sold at least six of them to dealer Scott Winslow of Bedford, NH. The donor, Bruce Gimelson, acquired these five from Scott Winslow.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bruce Gimelson
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