Description:
Alfred Thompson Bricher (American, 1837-1908)
Vessels at a Wharf
Inscribed "ATBricher" in a later hand l.l., inscribed indistinctly in pencil l.r.
Watercolor and gouache on paper, 10 x 17 5/8 in. (25.2 x 44.8 cm),framed.
Condition: Laid down on paperboard, gently toned, mat burn along three sides, glue residue around the perimeter of the reverse of the mount.
Estimate $600-800
Paperboard support is very friable and has sustained losses and breaks, but these do not reach as far as the watercolor paper.
Framed dimensions are 16 x 23 in. With a label from Carl H. Meibohm, The Art Shop, Buffalo, New York, on the frame backing paper.
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