Lake Winnipesaukee Samuel W Griggs

SteveA · 12-19-2011, 07:40 AM

Has anyone ever seen this painting by Samuel W Griggs.

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Trying figure out where this is on the lake. (Best guess - leaving Wolfeboro ??) He painted all over the White Mountains from 1850 until he died in 1892.

I found reference to this original painting being sold for $14,000 in 2008 at an auction on Cape Cod. I really like it and was wondering if anyone has ever seen any posters or reprints.

http://www.askart.com/askart/g/samue..._w_griggs.aspx

Pineedles · 12-19-2011, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveA

Has anyone ever seen this painting by Samuel W Griggs.

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Trying figure out where this is on the lake. (Best guess - leaving Wolfeboro ??) He painted all over the White Mountains from 1850 until he died in 1892.

I found reference to this original painting being sold for $14,000 in 2008 at an auction on Cape Cod. I really like it and was wondering if anyone has ever seen any posters or reprints.

http://www.askart.com/askart/g/samue..._w_griggs.aspx

Another painting by him. Look at the similarity in scene.

SteveA · 12-19-2011, 04:52 PM

Looks like he added saw mill, dropped one of the kids and cut down the birch trees. I wonder if what really happened was he sold the first one and had a customer for another so he painted a new one.

Still interesting, based on the rough date of the mid 1870's, this was before the railroads. (I think) Travel from Boston to Winni must have been a bear.

Pineedles · 12-19-2011, 07:42 PM

He was the Thomas Kincaid of his age. I like his work, because it is "of the age", but I don't think his paintings have any geologic reference points, other than a general local view. His "Rattlesnake Island" mountain seems to have endured a couple million years of erosion. Would I pay a couple of grand for a painting that was painted by a guy, of Winnipesaukee, who died the year my grandfather was born? Yeah, probably. If I had the cash.

12-19-2011, 07:40 AM	#1
SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,053 Times in 496 Posts	Lake Winnipesaukee Samuel W Griggs Has anyone ever seen this painting by Samuel W Griggs. Trying figure out where this is on the lake. (Best guess - leaving Wolfeboro ??) He painted all over the White Mountains from 1850 until he died in 1892. I found reference to this original painting being sold for $14,000 in 2008 at an auction on Cape Cod. I really like it and was wondering if anyone has ever seen any posters or reprints. http://www.askart.com/askart/g/samue..._w_griggs.aspx __________________ "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry he'll be a mile away and barefoot!" unknown

12-19-2011, 04:52 PM	#3
SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,053 Times in 496 Posts	Looks like he added saw mill, dropped one of the kids and cut down the birch trees. I wonder if what really happened was he sold the first one and had a customer for another so he painted a new one. Still interesting, based on the rough date of the mid 1870's, this was before the railroads. (I think) Travel from Boston to Winni must have been a bear. __________________ "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry he'll be a mile away and barefoot!" unknown

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12-19-2011, 07:42 PM	#4
Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,535 Thanks: 1,059 Thanked 652 Times in 363 Posts	He was the Thomas Kincaid of his age. I like his work, because it is "of the age", but I don't think his paintings have any geologic reference points, other than a general local view. His "Rattlesnake Island" mountain seems to have endured a couple million years of erosion. Would I pay a couple of grand for a painting that was painted by a guy, of Winnipesaukee, who died the year my grandfather was born? Yeah, probably. If I had the cash.