ALFRED THOMPSON BRICHER
American (1837-1908)
(Group of Four)
(a) "Rocks and Ships at Grand Manan, Maine, 1886"
(b) "Coast of Maine"
(c) "Cloudy Day, Maine Coast"
(d) "Rowboats on the Shore, Maine, 1885"

(a) watercolor en grisaille with Chinese white on paper, signed with monogram lower right, inscribed in pencil on matboard "98 / Rocks and Ships at Grand Manan, Maine - 1886 / Original drawing by 1837 - Alfred T. Bricher - 1908 - A.W.S - A.N.A"
(b) watercolor en grisaille with Chinese white on paper, signed with monogram lower right, inscribed in pencil on matboard "51 / Coast of Maine - 1888 / Original drawing by 1837 - Alfred T. Bricher - 1908 - A.W.S - A.N.A"
(c) watercolor en grisaille with Chinese white on paper, signed with monogram lower right, inscribed in pencil on matboard "26 (20) / Original drawing by 1837 - Alfred T. Bricher - 1908 - A.W.S - A.N.A"
(d) watercolor en grisaille with Chinese white on paper, signed with monogram lower right, inscribed in pencil on matboard "95 / Done 1885 / Original drawing by 1837 - Alfred T. Bricher - 1908 - A.W.S - A.N.A"
(a) 2 7/8 x 7 1/8 inches (b) 3 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches (c) 3 1/4 x 8 inches (d) 3 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches

Provenance: These drawings were purchased as an intact sketchbook from his niece by Clayton Liberatore Gallery of New York City and Bridgehampton, Long Island; Private Collection, Connecticut.

Other Notes: Tags: Maritime, Nautical, Seascape, Hudson River School, Luminist, Luminism, 19th Century, Works on Paper

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