Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Day 1: Fine Art & Decorative Works

Fri, Mar 13, 2015 05:00PM EDT - Sat, Mar 14, 2015 05:00PM EDT
Lot 76

Alfred Thompson Bricher

Estimate: $50,000 - $70,000

Bid Increments

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$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

(New York/New Hampshire, 1837-1908) Calm Inlet, possibly Bailey's Island, Maine, signed lower right "AT Bricher", oil on canvas with Devoe & Co. palette colorman stamp, 18 x 39 in.; possibly original gilt wood and composition frame, original stretcher and tacking edge, crackle, cupping, flaking lower left; frame resurfaced. Notes: For a similar view see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, [Marine Landscape], Accession Number: 08.237.3. Provenance: By descent in family (three generations with listing in early 20th century inventory of consigner's grandfather's New York estate)

Condition

original stretcher and tacking edge, crackle, cupping, flaking lower left; frame resurfaced