That's a challenge--
Nice painting. Thanks for posting.
It can be difficult to accurately pin down old landscape locations. It is not uncommon for landscape artists to add features from some other location, or omit a key feature to suit their composition. I have a winter scene of Alton Bay, mostly from the Rt. 11 scenic pull off, circa 1965. The artist told me that there's a section of fence that came from the other side of Gunstock, and couple of other details that came from other sites. No buildings. I have a recent painting of the Welch Island lighthouse that has a dock in the foreground that doesn't
exist in that location. I don't know this artist personally.
In the instance of the painting at the Currier, I would guess it is not known if the fence, cottage, etc. are accurate for that location. Maybe yes, maybe no. So, if somebody has a photo, the ID would have to revolve around land physical features. Definitely a challenge.
I will certainly be intrigued, if there are several other examples of this artist's work, if comparing such features would perhaps be a clue.
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