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Titled "The Only Pebble" watercolor | Prints452 of 555 |  |  |
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bahamaboy
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A signed watercolor by "Harrison Fisher dated 1915 I have always liked this piece as it is very easy to surmise the thoughts of both subjects. A little bit of pre-roaring 20's art. Along with what appears to be "true love" in its infancy.
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PrintsPrintmaking is a very old art form, dating, in the case of woodblock prints…
How about Harrison Fisher ! check this out...
http://pages.victoriangraceart.com/230/PictPage/1922243952.html
Very Nice. Another site has this on a postcard for $250 !
Thank you Savoychina1 for your comments and the link. I just checked out some more of H.F. work. I absolutely love this time period. thanks again, Kerry
Love the first falling in love part, then kids come and it gets boring lol.
I've been out of the country for the last few months and hadn't made contact on this site but just wanted to thank Mrj303 for stopping by and presenting a comment that is too true.lol But then comes divorce and it all starts up again, unless they are in another country. Anyway thanks for the comment Mrj303 and sorry it took so long to get back to ya.
Cheers, Kerry aka Bahamaboy