Samuel A. Kilbourne Chromolithograph California Salmon Fish Published By Scribner’s 1879

~ Samuel A. Kilbourne Chromolithograph California Salmon Fish Published By Scribner’s 1879 ~

The bright print is from Game Fishes of the United States published in New York by Scribner’s in 1879.

~ Samuel A. Kilbourne ~

Samuel Kilbourne was born in 1836 in Bridgetown, Maine. He was a successful landscape artist before turning his detailed eye to specialize in painting fish, and in 1878-1881 he published “Game Fishes of the United States.”. The fish are amazingly vivid, their shimmering colors and delicate scales almost tangible to the viewer.  Kilbourne conveyed perfectly the drama of the sport, as well as the beauty of the natural surroundings.  His landscapes are beautifully detailed with foreground foliage, and delicately rendered backgrounds of trees or sailboats.

~ Condition ~

The print remains bright. The frame is in good order.

~ Dimensions ~

The frame is 39 cm (15.5 inches) tall, 55,5 cm (22 inches) wide. The print is 35 cm (14.75 inches) tall, 52 cm (20.5 inches) wide.

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