Hugo Fisher (1854-1916) The Return After Grazing

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Hugo Fisher was known for his skill in watercolor painting. Born in Kladno, Czechoslovakia, in 1854, he remained in his native land to study art with his father and Anton Mauve in Prague. Fisher came to the United States in 1874. He lived in New York City for a period, and it was there that he was married. He and his wife, Addie Pond, had two sons, Harrison and Hugo Melville Fisher. They moved to Alameda, California in 1886 and Fisher set up a studio in nearby San Francisco. While commuting to his studio by ferryboat, he sketched scenes of the marshes and the countryside. Fisher gained critical praise for his work and became popular on both the East and West coasts. He exhibited in New York and California and was a member of the San Francisco Art Association. Fisher lost many of his early paintings when his studio was destroyed in the San Francisco Earthquake in 1906. Hugo Fisher died in Alameda, California in 1916. Framed in magnificent antique period gilded frame.