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Ogunquit, Maine

Alfred Thompson Bricher

Name Class Date
Alfred Thompson Bricher, Ogunquit, Maine. Public domain. See this canvas under a moving light: the drawing, the true colour under the varnish, the bare pigment

The facts

Artist
Alfred Thompson Bricher wahooart.com/en/artists/alfred-thompson-bricher/
Artist’s dates
1837 – 1908
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.

Source: WahooArt.com — accessed Oct. 9, 2026

Ogunquit, Maine — Alfred Thompson Bricher Part 1 · The artwork

In context

Ogunquit, Maine — Alfred Thompson Bricher

When might this have been painted?

  1. 1830
  2. 1840
  3. 1850
  4. 1860
  5. 1870
  6. 1880
  7. 1890
  8. 1900

Row above: the years. Row below: how old the artist was at the start and at the end of each span — 0 at birth, 71 at death.

Shaded: the lifetime of Alfred Thompson Bricher (1837–1908) every dated painting, decade by decade

First works: up to 1868 Main working years: 1868–1882 Late works: from 1882

Those three bands split the works this catalogue has a date for into a first quarter, a middle half and a last quarter. They are not the artist’s complete output: a thin stretch may be a gap in the record rather than a quiet spell. The same years with the artist’s life laid along them

This record has no exact year on file — using the artist's lifetime and the work's style, what decade would you guess?

Compare with

Pick one work above: name two things it shares with this one, and one thing that's different.

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Colours

Measured from the image

    Main colour

    Phthalo Green #2d2f1d

    Catalogued palette

    • #2D2F1D
    • #999D84
    • #626747
    • #D2D7E4

    These colours inside the artist’s whole palette Find other paintings by colour

    Palette
    Neutrals The dominant colour family in the image.
    Main colour name
    Phthalo Green
    Intensity
    Balanced 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
    Balanced Harmony 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
    Subtle Color How pure and strong the colours are, from near-grey to fully vivid.

    Where in the world is this painting looked at?

    • under 1%
    • 1–3%
    • 3–8%
    • 8–20%
    • 20% and over
    This painting alone has too few recorded visitors to map, so the plate reads every work by Alfred Thompson Bricher over the last twelve months — 8 countries in all. Where these figures come from

    The ten leading countries

    1. 1 China 69.7%5,300 visits
    2. 2 United States of America 14.5%1,100 visits
    3. 3 Hong Kong 5.3%400 visits
    4. 4 Brazil 2.6%200 visits
    5. 5 Canada 2.6%200 visits
    6. 6 Singapore 2.6%200 visits
    7. 7 Germany 1.3%100 visits
    8. 8 Lithuania 1.3%100 visits

    Find the three darkest countries on the map. Is the museum that keeps this painting in any of them? Write down one reason people far away might look at it.

    The 20 most looked-at works by Alfred Thompson Bricher

    1. 1 Low Tide, Hetherington Cove, Grand Manan, 1899 9.2%800 visits
    2. 2 Sailboats off a Rocky Shore 3.4%300 visits
    3. 3 White Caps, 1885 3.4%300 visits
    4. 4 Seascape, Sketch 3.4%300 visits
    5. 5 Seascape: Sunset, 1883 2.3%200 visits
    6. 6 Figures in a Landscape, 1857 2.3%200 visits
    7. 7 time and tide, 1873 2.3%200 visits
    8. 8 On the Meadows of Old Newburyport, 1873 2.3%200 visits
    9. 9 By the River 2.3%200 visits
    10. 10 Otter Cliffs, Mount Desert Island, Maine, 1871 2.3%200 visits
    11. 11 Going Out in the Yacht, 1886 2.3%200 visits
    12. 12 Newburyport Marshes 2.3%200 visits
    13. 13 Morning after a Stormy Night, 1895 2.3%200 visits
    14. 14 Autumn Mist, Lake George, New York 2.3%200 visits
    15. 15 Approaching Storm 2.3%200 visits
    16. 16 Moonrise, Coast of Maine 2.3%200 visits
    17. 17 Low Tide at Swallow Tail Cove 2.3%200 visits
    18. 18 Sunset in the Catskills, 1862 1.1%100 visits
    19. 19 Landscape with Water 1.1%100 visits
    20. — Ogunquit, Maine this painting 0.0%0 visits

    Together these works take 51.5% of all the attention this artist's paintings received over the last twelve months. The catalogue holds 237 works by this artist, of which 61 were looked at at least once. This painting has not been looked at yet in that time — it closes the list without a rank. The same counts, month by month

    Bars measure attention, not quality. Pick the work at the top and this one: name one thing that might make a painting famous beyond how well it is painted.

    Source: WahooArt.com — accessed Oct. 9, 2026

    Ogunquit, Maine — Alfred Thompson Bricher Part 2 · In context

    Artist and museum

    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.

    explore more of bricher's works and the hudson river school on AllPaintingsStore: [https://AllPaintingsStore.com/@/alfred-thompson-bricher](https://AllPaintingsStore.com/@/alfred-thompson-bricher)

    discover the evolution of western art through the centuries on the wahoo art timeline: /en/art/list/

    learn more about bricher's life and works on wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/alfred_thompson_bricher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/alfred_thompson_bricher)

    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

    Find this online

    QR code linking to the download page for Ogunquit, Maine

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    Cite this artwork

    MLA
    Bricher, Alfred Thompson. Ogunquit, Maine. n.d., https://wahooart.com/en/art/alfred-thompson-bricher-ogunquit-maine-8DNVPS-en/
    APA
    Bricher, Alfred Thompson (n.d.). Ogunquit, Maine [Painting]. https://wahooart.com/en/art/alfred-thompson-bricher-ogunquit-maine-8DNVPS-en/
    Chicago
    Alfred Thompson Bricher. Ogunquit, Maine. n.d. https://wahooart.com/en/art/alfred-thompson-bricher-ogunquit-maine-8DNVPS-en/
    Harvard
    Bricher, Alfred Thompson (n.d.) Ogunquit, Maine. Available at: https://wahooart.com/en/art/alfred-thompson-bricher-ogunquit-maine-8DNVPS-en/

    Source: WahooArt.com — accessed Oct. 9, 2026

    Ogunquit, Maine — Alfred Thompson Bricher Part 3 · Artist and museum

    Look closely

    Ogunquit, Maine — Alfred Thompson Bricher

    Look closely

    Answer in your own words. There are no wrong answers here — only answers you can explain.

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

    Your response

    Write a short paragraph about this artwork. Use the facts from the earlier parts of this guide, and your answers above.

    Source: WahooArt.com — accessed Oct. 9, 2026

    Ogunquit, Maine — Alfred Thompson Bricher Part 4 · Look closely

    Questions & Answers

    How much light do the colors of "Ogunquit, Maine" appear to reflect?

    The colors of "Ogunquit, Maine" show a gentle luminance luminance.

    Is "Ogunquit, Maine" by Alfred Thompson Bricher in the public domain?

    Regarding copyright, "Ogunquit, Maine" is in the public domain - its copyright has expired.

    Where can I find artworks similar to "Ogunquit, Maine" by Alfred Thompson Bricher?

    Works similar to "Ogunquit, Maine" are listed on the artwork's Similars page.