Lot Details
Lot 20
Alfred Thompson Bricher
American, 1837-1908
Expansive Shore View
Signed A.T. Bricher (ll)
Watercolor heightened with gouache on paper
7 3/4 x 21 1/4 inches
This undated watercolor depicts the twin lighthouses on Thacher Island, off Cape Ann, Massachusetts. Constructed in 1771, the tall, slender structures were the first to mark a dangerous spot rather than a harbor entrance, and the last to be built under British rule. Rather than a single unit, twin lighthouses were designed in order to distinguish them from other lights on the coast; soon after construction, they earned the nickname "Ann's Eyes."
We thank Bricher scholar Jeffrey Brown for his assistance in identifying the location of this work.
Estate of Hy Zaret
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