The following pages hold examples of our Studio Work.
THE CUTTER HOMESTEAD, HOLLIS NEW HAMPSHIRE
Painted by George F. Higgins, 1859
In 1859 on the day after Thanksgiving Mr. Robinson the butcher, Mayor Harrington, the Postmaster of Nashua and a Col. Kidder, along with several promising young men and a reporter for the Nashua Daily Mirror hitched up a couple of teams of horses and began an 8 mile ride to Hollis New Hampshire. Their destination was the prosperous farm of John F. Cutter Esq., who owned a successful distillery in Kentucky, and had served in the New Hampshire Legislature. By the time the guests arrived they were ready to enjoy a “sumptuous feast.” The butcher was able to schedule a day to return to the homestead to begin the “hamming”. Mayor Harrington and the postmaster got to talk over old times with Mr. Cutter, and make arrangements to re-supply their liquor cabinets with Cutter Whisky. The young men were introduced to Mr. Cutter’s several daughters, and the reporter was taking notes:

“The house is very large, and the chief rooms are hung about with paintings showing a love of the fine arts: paintings of every member of his family…and likenesses of the chief men in American history, and historical representations representing a strong patriotic feeling. He also keeps a room for artists… Mr. Lawson of Lowell is there a good deal painting new portraits and re-touching old ones.”

The artist John F. Higgins, eventually became well known for his landscape paintings of the White Mountains and exhibited at the Boston Athenaeum in 1859, 1861, and 1862.
The Cutter Homestead, now known as Buttonwood Farm, although changed in character and ownership is presently standing and well-maintained.

King Olav IV's Hebe
Paintings of sailing vessels from the 17th through the 20th century have been an inspiration to me for nearly my entire life, but one in particular I can never forget. During my first year of business, over 25 years ago, an incredible ship portrait of the bark HEBE arrived for restoration from Vesterheim, the Norwegian-American Museum in Decorah, Iowa . The HEBE had brought Norwegian immigrants to this country in the 19th century, and the painting was given the museum by King Olav IV. This maritime painting was the first of a great many which we have restored for our clients.
Photo Courtesy of Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum

 

 

 

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