Print, Photographic

Title:

Shore at Christmas Cove

Object Name:

Print, Photographic

Object ID:

2022.007.144

Creator:

Sawyer, Charles H. (1868-1954)Artist

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH

Date:

1940-1950

Description:

Hand-painted photograph of Shore at Christmas Cove, Maine, by Charles H. Sawyer (1868-1954), Concord, NH. Oil and watercolor on black and white print. View of blue ocean with waves crashing on rocky shore; trees and shrubs on left; blue sky with pink clouds. Signed "Sawyer" in white ink on photograph, lower right. No mat. Framed. Original brown backing paper with printed label adhered at bottom center (upside down): "The coast of Maine is more than 2500 miles in length - a / straight line distance of some 200 miles. The rugged coast line / and nearby islands abound with picturesque fishing settlements / remaining almost unchanged for two score years. / Ruins of ancient fortifications attest the struggles between / early French and English settlers, and with the native Indians. / Visitation of white men along this beautiful shore occurred as / early as 1604. / THE SAWYER PICTURES, / Concord, New Hampshire." Titled "Shore at Christmas Cove." in typescript at top of the label.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-7.5 W-9.7 inches

Provenance:

One of 260 framed Charles H. Sawyer photographs collected and donated by John Douglas Peters and Christine Kay Consales.

Credit Line:

John Douglas Peters and Christine Kay Consales: Charles Henry Sawyer Collection of Hand-Painted Photographs

People:

Sawyer, Charles H. (1868-1954)

Subjects:

Seascape photographs