Student Artwork Guide — time and tide

Name Class Date

Alfred Thompson Bricher, time and tide (1873). Public domain.

The facts

Artist: Alfred Thompson Bricher originaluniqueart.com/en/artists/alfred-thompson-bricher/
Artist’s dates: 1837 – 1908
Painted: 1873
Movement: Hudson River School American landscape painters treating vast untouched wilderness as something close to holy.

Copyright This work is in the public domain. Alfred Thompson Bricher died in 1908; copyright lasts 70 years after the artist’s death, so it ended in 1978.

time and tide — Alfred Thompson Bricher

When was this painted?

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Shaded: the lifetime of Alfred Thompson Bricher (1837–1908) ▲ this work, 1873

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Colours

Measured from the image

Main colour

Phthalo Green #282025

Catalogued palette

#282025
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Palette: Neutrals The dominant colour family in the image.
Main colour name: Phthalo Green
Intensity: Monochromatic How saturated and varied the colours are, from a single toned-down hue to many bright ones.
Contrast: Statement How much the colours differ in lightness and saturation across the picture.
Harmony: Discordant Palette How well the colours work together, from clashing to fully unified.
Brightness: Bright How light or dark the picture reads overall, from deep shadow to bright highlight.
Saturation: Muted How pure and strong the colours are, from near-grey to fully vivid.

Artist

Alfred Thompson Bricher

Born in Portsmouth, United States of America

early life and education

alfred thompson bricher, a prominent figure in the hudson river school, was born on april 10, 1837, in portsmouth, new hampshire. he received his education at an academy in newburyport, massachusetts, which laid the foundation for his future artistic pursuits.

career and artistic style

bricher began his career as a businessman in boston, massachusetts, but his true passion lay in art. he studied at the lowell institute and with notable artists like albert bierstadt, william morris hunt, and others. bricher's artistic style was characterized by his remarkable skill in capturing landscape studies from nature. after 1858, he devoted himself to art as a profession, opening a studio in boston and later moving to new york city in 1868.

notable works and achievements

* morning at grand manan (1878), a notable work showcasing bricher's mastery of watercolor paintings. elected as an associate member of the national academy of design in 1879. featured in the collection of the high museum of art in atlanta, united states, which can be explored through [https://AllPaintingsStore.com/@@/a@d3b7w9-high-museum-of-art-atlanta-united-states](https://AllPaintingsStore.com/@@/a@d3b7w9-high-museum-of-art-atlanta-united-united states).

legacy and revival of interest

as the last painter of the hudson river school, bricher's style, which included landscapes and luminism, eventually fell out of favor with the rise of modern art. however, by the 1980s, his work gained renewed attention, and he was recognized as one of the 19th century's greatest maritime painters.

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key dates: april 10, 1837 - born in portsmouth, new hampshire 1868 - moved to new york city * september 30, 1908 - passed away at the age of 71

Where to read more

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Cite this artwork

MLA: Bricher, Alfred Thompson. time and tide. 1873, https://originaluniqueart.com/en/art/alfred-thompson-bricher-time-and-tide-9GEFZ9-en/
APA: Bricher, Alfred Thompson (1873). time and tide [Painting]. https://originaluniqueart.com/en/art/alfred-thompson-bricher-time-and-tide-9GEFZ9-en/
Chicago: Alfred Thompson Bricher. time and tide. 1873. https://originaluniqueart.com/en/art/alfred-thompson-bricher-time-and-tide-9GEFZ9-en/
Harvard: Bricher, Alfred Thompson (1873) time and tide. Available at: https://originaluniqueart.com/en/art/alfred-thompson-bricher-time-and-tide-9GEFZ9-en/

time and tide — Alfred Thompson Bricher

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What catches your eye first, and why?
Which colours or shapes create the mood — and what is that mood?
Our catalogue files this work under: coastal scene, sunset, ocean waves. Do you agree? What would you add, or take away?
Look back at Landscape with Water, earlier in this guide. Name two things it shares with this work, and one that is different.
Hudson River School: American landscape painters treating vast untouched wilderness as something close to holy. Where can you see that in this work?

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