The Bishop--Grand Manan
| 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 |
| This artwork is currently on view. | |
A vertical landscape composition of the sea and a rocky shoreline. Three figures are rowing across the waves in the midground and there are sailboats at the horizon line. The sun casts golden light out from behind scattered clouds.
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.
Provenance research is ongoing for this and many other items in the Eskenazi Museum of Art permanent collection. For more information about the provenance of this artwork, please contact the department curator with specific questions.
Request this image
The Eskenazi Museum of Art provides images of its collection, free of charge, upon request.
This artwork is under copyright protection. You can request the image and it will be emailed to you when the request is complete.
Cite this page
"The Bishop--Grand Manan | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=91.231