Frederick Arthur Bridgman (American, 1847-1928)
The day of the prophet at Blidah, Algeria
signed and dated 'F. A. Bridgman/1900' (lower right)
oil on canvas
65.5 x 54.3cm (25 13/16 x 21 3/8in).
signed and dated 'F. A. Bridgman/1900' (lower right)
oil on canvas
65.5 x 54.3cm (25 13/16 x 21 3/8in).
Estimate:
US$ 80,000 - 120,000
AED 330,000 - 490,000
£53,000 - 79,000
AED 330,000 - 490,000
£53,000 - 79,000
Footnotes
- PROVENANCE:
Sale, Christie's London, 'Arabian Pictures', 17 November 1994, lot 15
A private collection
EXHIBITED:
Possibly Buffalo, New York, Pan-American exhibition, Catalogue of the Exhibition of Fine Arts, 1901, no. 218 as Religious Fete at Blidah
Nice, Société des Beaux-Arts
LITERATURE:
L. Thornton, Women as Portrayed in Orientalist Painting, (Paris, 1985), illustrated p. 108
The present lot is to be included in Ilene Susan Fort's forthcoming catalogue raisonné on Bridgman.
Category: Fine Art / Orientalist Art
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