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Alfred Thompson Bricher Art

American, 1837-1908
Alfred T. Bricher (1837-1908) Marine and landscape painter Alfred Thompson Bricher is known principally for his oil and watercolor paintings of the New England coastline. He was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 1837, and in 1840 relocated with his family to Newburyport, Massachusetts. Bricher moved to Boston in 1851 to seek employment, and worked as a clerk at a mercantile house while painting part-time. As an artist, Bricher was largely self-taught, but may have studied in Newburyport and at the Lowell Institute in Boston. In 1858 he began painting full-time and established a studio in Newburyport. That year he made the first of many sketching trips–to Mt. Desert Island in Maine with Charles Temple Dix and William S. Haseltine–which, throughout his career, would take him to: Long Island, along the Hudson River, to Lake George and into the Catskill and Adirondack Mountains of New York; to New Jersey; throughout Massachusetts; to Conway, the White Mountains, and elsewhere in New Hampshire; and along the coast of Maine. In 1859 Bricher opened a studio in Boston, though he continued to visit and work in and around Newburyport as well. In June of 1866 he made a sketching trip along the Mississippi River, and into Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota. During the 1860s, Bricher collaborated with L. Prang and Company to produce chromolithographs of his paintings. One of the last great Luminist artists, Bricher was described by fellow painter William S. Barrett as “not a studio painter,” but a “lover of true nature.” In 1868, Bricher and his bride, Susan Wildes of Boston moved to New York City. In 1871 the artist began sketching along the coast of Rhode Island. Around 1874 he made his first trip to Grand Manan Island in New Brunswick, Canada. Shortly after this the artist probably traveled to England, for in 1876-77 he began exhibiting English subjects. In 1890 he built a home in New Dorp, Staten Island, New York where he lived until his death in 1908.
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Artist: Alfred Thompson Bricher
“The Afternoon Walker by the Pond”
“The Afternoon Walker by the Pond”

“The Afternoon Walker by the Pond”

By Alfred Thompson Bricher

Located in Warren, NJ

Original watercolor on paper signed and dated 1874 to lower left Provenance purchased from Kennedy Galleries, NY The Collection of Bruce and Barbara Sullivan, Birmingham, Alabama ...

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1870s Alfred Thompson Bricher Art

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Watercolor

"Morning Sunlight, Narragansett Bay"
"Morning Sunlight, Narragansett Bay"

"Morning Sunlight, Narragansett Bay"

By Alfred Thompson Bricher

Located in Jacksonville, FL

ALFRED THOMPSON BRICHER New York/New Hampshire, 1837-1908 "Morning Sunlight, Narragansett Bay". Signed lower left "A.T. Bricher 1872". Titled on gallery label verso. Oil on canvas, 14" x 24". Framed 20...

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19th Century Alfred Thompson Bricher Art

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Oil

“Lake George” by Alfred Thompson Bricher (1837–1908) – Signed. Dated 1867
“Lake George” by Alfred Thompson Bricher (1837–1908) – Signed. Dated 1867

“Lake George” by Alfred Thompson Bricher (1837–1908) – Signed. Dated 1867

By Alfred Thompson Bricher

Located in Jacksonville, FL

“Lake George” by Alfred Thompson Bricher (1837–1908) – Oil on Board, Signed & Dated 1867 A luminous and tranquil landscape painting by Alfred Thompson Bricher (American, 1837–1908),...

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Late 19th Century American Realist Alfred Thompson Bricher Art

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Watercolor

"Noon at Point Judith"  Rhode Island 1877
"Noon at Point Judith"  Rhode Island 1877

"Noon at Point Judith" Rhode Island 1877

By Alfred Thompson Bricher

Located in Jacksonville, FL

Noon at Point Judith, Rhode Island 1877 by Alfred T. Bricher (1837-1908) Medium Oil Medium Detail Oil on canvas Dimensions 25 x 50 inches; Framed: 40 x 65 inches Signed Location Sign...

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19th Century Alfred Thompson Bricher Art

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Oil

Oil Water Landscape with Mountains
Oil Water Landscape with Mountains

Oil Water Landscape with Mountains

By Alfred Thompson Bricher

Located in Fredericksburg, VA

Alfred Thompson Bricher, an American artist celebrated for his exquisite marine and landscape paintings, created "Boats Sailing Between Mountains." This piece exemplifies Bricher’s m...

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Late 19th Century Hudson River School Alfred Thompson Bricher Art

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Paper, Oil

"Summer at the Seashore" Oil on canvas, circa 1880
"Summer at the Seashore" Oil on canvas, circa 1880

"Summer at the Seashore" Oil on canvas, circa 1880

By Alfred Thompson Bricher

Located in Jacksonville, FL

Alfred Thompson Bricher (American, 1837-1908) Summer at the Seashore Oil on canvas Signed Bricher l.r., circa 1880 Dimensions 18 x 39 in (45.7 x 99.1 cm) Artist or Maker Alfred Thomp...

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19th Century Alfred Thompson Bricher Art

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Oil

"Rolling Waves"
"Rolling Waves"

"Rolling Waves"

By Alfred Thompson Bricher

Located in Jacksonville, FL

Alfred Thompson Bricher (1837-1908) Rolling Waves signed with conjoined initials 'ATBricher:' (lower right) oil on canvas 20 1/8 x 38 1/8 in. (51.1 x 96.8 cm.) Alfred Thompson Brich...

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19th Century Alfred Thompson Bricher Art

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Oil

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“Red Wagon”
“Red Wagon”

“Red Wagon”

By Alfred Thompson Bricher

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Well executed watercolor on archival paper by the well known American artist, Alfred Thompson Bircher. Signed lower right. In very good to excellent original condition. No issues. ...

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1880s Academic Alfred Thompson Bricher Art

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Seascape with Pier and Lighthouse
Seascape with Pier and Lighthouse

Seascape with Pier and Lighthouse

By Alfred Thompson Bricher

Located in New York, NY

Monogrammed lower right: ATB

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19th Century Hudson River School Alfred Thompson Bricher Art

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