Bidspirit auction | George Loring Brown (1814 -

George Loring Brown (1814 - 1889) American - George Loring Brown (1814 - 1889 Oil on Board, Signed, Meaures (8 x 14 inches) w/frame (12 x 18 inches ) George Loring Brown was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1814. After his early education, Brown was apprenticed to wood engravers and illustrators of children’s books, Abel Bowen and his junior partner, Alonzo Hartwell. Both exerted a considerable influence on the young precocious untrained artist. Bowen, the senior artist, was from New York, born in 1790 at Sand Lake Village, Greenbush, New York. He was a serious and successful graphic artist who established a well-known illustration business in Boston before he hired and trained George Loring Brown as a skilled illustrator and printmaker. Hartwell was born in Littleton, Massachusetts in 1805. After several years with Bowen, Hartwell opened his own print and lithography business in Boston. During his few years with Bowen and Hartwell, Brown also began to paint popular broad-brushed landscapes of the environs outside of Boston. Condition: The absence of a condition report does not imply an object is free of defects. All items may have normal signs of age and wear commensurate with their age; these issues will likely not be mentioned in the condition report. Please contact the auction house before the auction with any condition questions. Questions about condition will not be answered after purchase. Condition reports are provided as a courtesy, and we are not responsible for any errors or omissions. Important note on frames: Frames are not guaranteed to be in the same condition as they are in the item photograph. Due to handling and shipping, many frames, especially antique ones, are prone to losses. If you have questions about the condition of a frame, please contact us prior to the auction.