New Hampshire Preservation Alliance – NH Preservation Alliance 40th Anniversary Auction
Auction Ends: Jun 13, 2025 08:00 PM EDT

Art

Matted original artwork: Frozen Water

Item Number
100
Estimated Value
350 USD
Sold
225 USD to kw661a45d

The winning bid will go to FrontStream Global Fund (tax ID 26-3265577), a 501c3 nonprofit organization, which will send the donation to New Hampshire Preservation Alliance (tax ID 222603277) on behalf of the winner.

Number of Bids
5  -  Bid History

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Item Description

Frozen Water, watercolor by Frederica Ann (Fritzi) Morrison (American, Quincy, Illinois, 1909-2007) donated by Old Number Six Book Depot in Henniker, NH.

An Illinois artist, Ms. Morrison was a member of the American Watercolor Society and used the credential (AWS) as part of her signature.  She is a listed artist and held over 60 solo exhibitions in her career. A student of Eliot O’Hara, and is said to have also studied under Karl Knaths, Charles Hawthorne, Anthony Thieme; she worked in watercolors and often times painted from memory scenes of her travels across the United States.  She is also a listed artist on the Illinois Women Artists Project.

Fritzi Mohrenstecher married John Morrison, a native of New Hampshire in 1933. Their son, Ian Morrison, along with his wife Helen, have been bookstore owners in various locations of the country but as of late, are the owners of Old Number Six Book Depot in Henniker, NH. If you are a book lover, you must visit Old Number Six and plan to spend several hours!

Artwork details: 11” h x 13 ½” w, matted (also poly sealed) 18 ¼” h x 20 ½” w.  Reverse label on mat reads “Frozen Water” “Painted in the car going east with Johny M.”  Work is signed Fritzi Morrison in lower right corner followed underneath by her credentials AWS in a brown watercolor paint, and is undated.

Item Special Note

To be picked up in Concord following the auction. Delivery to other areas of the state may be coordinated with the Preservation Alliance.