The Bishop--Grand Manan

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Artist Alfred Thompson Bricher (American, 1837–1908)

Title The Bishop--Grand Manan

Date Ca. 1882

Medium Oil on canvas

Dimensions Framed: 45 1/2 × 35 5/16 × 3 1/8 in. (115.6 × 89.7 × 7.9 cm)
Support: 38 1/4 × 28 1/16 in. (97.2 × 71.3 cm)

Credit Line Morton and Marie Bradley Memorial Collection, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 91.231

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Waves crash as sunlight breaks through stormy clouds in this view of Grand Manan Island, off the coast of Maine. Markedly different from the tranquil scenes Alfred Thompson Bricher normally painted, this stormy seascape embodies the Romantic concept of the “sublime,” which refers to the awe-inspiring qualities of the natural world. Perhaps inspired by the grandeur of this landscape, Bricher departed from his usual meticulous technique, painting this view of the Bishop’s Rock on Grand Manan with bravura brushwork.

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