Alfred Thompson Bricher (American, 1837-1908) Catskill Scenery

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Alfred Thompson Bricher (American, 1837-1908)

Catskill Scenery
Signed and dated "A.T. Bricher/60" l.r.
Oil on academy board, 16 1/2 x 13 1/4 in. (42.0 x 33.6 cm),framed.
Condition: Retouch, stable craquelure, surface grime.

Provenance: Hamiton Gallery, New York; Drs. Noble and Jean Endicott;...; to a private New Jersey collection, to current owner by family descent.

Literature: Jeffrey R. Brown, Alfred Thompson Bricher, 1837-1908 (Indianapolis: Indianapolis Museum of Art, 1974),cat. no. 2, illus. p. 40.
Estimate $12,000-18,000

Composition is in an arched format. The back of the academy board is abraded, suggesting that prior conservation included removing the outer layer of the backing, or that the board had been removed from a secondary support. Suggestion of toning from exposure to wood on the back. There is a label on the frame plexiglass backing from Walt Nowatka at the Art Restoration Lab at Gate House Galleries, New Jersey, bearing the date 9/83.


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