Lot 69
  • 69

Alfred Thompson Bricher 1837 - 1908

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Alfred Thompson Bricher
  • Sailboat Docked in the Bay
  • signed ATBricher, l.r.
  • watercolor on paper
  • 10 1/2 by 25 in.
  • 26.7 by 63.5 cm.

Provenance

Private Collection, Lenox, Massachusetts
Private  Collection, Rhinebeck, New York
Private Collection, Bronxville, New York

Condition

Minor staining around the edges. Scattered foxing throughout the image, more noticeable in the sky - the larger spots have been touched-in and flouresce under UV. A semi-circular tear to the bottom edge has been repaired and strengthened. The sheet possibly backed with Japan paper.
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