This New York Fire Brigade painting is an original watercolor featuring a classic image of a group of Firemen in front of an early Firehouse. We love the way the crew are all pictured in front of their horse drawn fire pump wagon or fire engine. The painting was done by Nik Puspurica and may be an unfinished work or study, as it is unsigned. The hinted details of the early 1890’s fire pump wagon and the golden brass color of the steam boiler, are spectacular.
This watercolor painting is part of a group of watercolor, acrylic and oil paintings that come directly from the artist estate. The painting, like most of his paintings, was inspired by a photograph the artist owned or found. Some of his paintings are images of the past, found in books or historical archives. We believe this image was just that, an early 1890’s photograph featuring the Firemen and Fire Truck in front of their Firehouse. Classic Americana.
The New York Fire Brigade watercolor is an original painting by Nik Puspurica. This artwork is unsigned and may have been a study, since he painted more than one. To see more of this artist work and available paintings, click the link below.
ARTIST: Nik Puspurica / Nick Puspurica (1929-2020)
TITLE: New York Fire Brigade 8582
PERIOD: Late 20th Century
EDITION: Original, unsigned
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
MEDIUM: Watercolor on artist paper
CONDITION: The image is in very nice condition. Along the edge of the paper there are some minor folds and a minute tear in the top left corner. These would not be visible once the painting is framed.
FRAME: Unframed
ARTWORK SIZE
HEIGHT: 12 in. (30 cm)
WIDTH: 15 in. (38 cm)
DEPTH: .25 in. (1 cm)
