Alfred Thompson Bricher (American, 1837-1908) Seascape Oil on canvas 24 x 44 inches (61.0 x 111.8 cm) Signed with monogrammed initials lower left: ATBricher PROVENANCE: James Dwyer Gill, Springfield, Massachusetts; Private collection, Springfield, Massachusetts, by 1937; Private collection, acquired from the above, circa 1955; By descent to the present owner. Born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in 1837 and raised in Newburyport, Massachusetts, Alfred T. Bricher showed an early talent for drawing and had established a studio in Boston by the age of 21. Largely self-taught, he traveled widely in the 1860s, finding subjects in the White Mountains, Minnesota, and along the Mississippi River. By the 1870s, he had turned his attention primarily to marine painting, a pursuit that would define the rest of his career. In Seascape, Bricher balances close observation with a subtle command of atmosphere. Gradations of light soften the rocky outcropping, while waves at different stages of motion lend the scene a quiet tension. The painting's carefully observed details reflect Bricher's ongoing commitment to scientific precision. Seascape finely captures all of the qualities that made Bricher's marine paintings distinctive. HID12401132022 © 2026 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice

James Dwyer Gill, Springfield, Massachusetts; Private collection, Springfield, Massachusetts, by 1937; Private collection, acquired from the above, circa 1955; By descent to the present owner.

Unlined, retains original stretcher. Stretcher bar lines along outer edges. Canvas slack on its stretcher. The surface of the work is dirty with scattered accretions. Under UV: retains an uneven varnish.
Framed Dimensions 39 X 59 Inches