Frederick Arthur Bridgman Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Frederick Arthur Bridgman Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 19, 2024
FRÉDÉRICK-ARTHUR BRIDGMAN (1847-1928) ÉCOLE AMÉRICAINE
Est: €8,000 - €12,000
FRÉDÉRICK-ARTHUR BRIDGMAN (1847-1928) ÉCOLE AMÉRICAINE RENCONTRE DEVANT LA PORTE BLEUE MEETING IN FRONT OF THE BLUE DOOR Huile sur toile, signée en bas à gauche. DIM. (VUE) 80 X 59 CM (31 1/2 X 23 1/4 IN.)
Tajan
Oct. 23, 2024
Frederic Arthur Bridgman 1847-1928 Le donne d'Algeri
Est: €4,000 - €5,000
firmato e datato 1926 in basso a sinistra
Cambi Casa d'Aste
Oct. 23, 2024
Frederick Arthur Bridgman 1847-1928 Giovane moresca, campagna di Algeri
Est: €20,000 - €30,000
Firmato, titolato e situato in basso a destra
Cambi Casa d'Aste
Sep. 13, 2024
Frederick Arthur Bridgman (American, 1847-1928) Oriental Garden, 1878
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
Frederick Arthur Bridgman (American, 1847-1928) Oriental Garden, 1878 oil on canvas initialed F.A.B., dated and inscribed Exposition (lower right) 32 x 26 inches. This lot is located in Chicago. Property from The Private Collection of Ms. Darla Moore, Charleston, South Carolina
Freeman’s | Hindman
May. 29, 2024
Frederick Bridgman Study The Funeral of a Mummy
Est: $400 - $600
Frederick Arthur Bridgman (American, 1847-1928). Pencil drawings on paper, study for Bridgman's oil painting The Funeral of a Mummy. 5 sketches of figures, unsigned, titled Funerailles in pencil lower left. Unframed, matted. Sheet 9 1/8" x 11 3/4" (with mat 22" x 16"). Creasing to edges and corners of sheet, light toning, sheet attached to mount at top; discoloration to mat. Provenance: Sotheby's 1990, private collection New York City. Bridgman's oil on canvas, The Funeral of a Mummy, is on display at the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, KY.
Willow Auction House
May. 22, 2024
In the Courtyard
Est: $25,000 - $35,000
Frederick Arthur Bridgman American 1847 - 1928 In the Courtyard signed lower left: F.A. Bridgman oil on canvas canvas: 26 ½ by 36 in.; 67.3 by 91.5 cm framed: 37 by 46 ¾ in.; 94 by 119 cm
Sotheby's
Apr. 23, 2024
A Kabyle Beauty
Est: £80,000 - £120,000
Property from a Californian Private Collection Frederick Arthur Bridgman American 1847 - 1928 A Kabyle Beauty signed and dated FA Bridgman 1875 upper left oil on canvas Unframed: 72.5 by 58.5cm., 28½ by 23in. Framed: 103.5 by 89.3cm., 40¾ by 35¼in.
Sotheby's
Apr. 10, 2024
The Spinner
Est: £6,000 - £8,000
Property from a Distinguished Collection Frederick Arthur Bridgman Tuskegee 1847–1928 Rouen The Spinner signed lower left: F A Bridgman oil on canvas, unlined unframed: 36.5 x 55.5 cm.; 14¼ x 21¾ in. framed: 61.5 x 78 cm.; 24¼ x 30¾ in.
Sotheby's
Mar. 14, 2024
Frederick Bridgman Study The Funeral of a Mummy
Est: $800 - $1,000
Frederick Arthur Bridgman (American, 1847-1928). Pencil drawings on paper, study for Bridgman's oil painting The Funeral of a Mummy. 5 sketches of figures, unsigned, titled Funerailles in pencil lower left. Unframed, matted. Sheet 9 1/8" x 11 3/4" (with mat 22" x 16"). Creasing to edges and corners of sheet, light toning, sheet attached to mount at top; discoloration to mat. Provenance: Sotheby's 1990, private collection New York City. Bridgman's oil on canvas, The Funeral of a Mummy, is on display at the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, KY.
Willow Auction House
Feb. 02, 2024
A Kabyle Beauty, Algeria
Est: $190,000 - $250,000
Frederick Arthur Bridgman American 1847 - 1928 A Kabyle Beauty, Algeria signed and dated upper left: FA Bridgman 1875 oil on canvas canvas: 28 ½ by 23 in.; 72.5 by 58.5 cm framed: 40 ¾ by 35 ¼ in.; 103.5 by 89.3 cm
Sotheby's
Feb. 02, 2024
Young Man in a Turban
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
Frederick Arthur Bridgman American 1847 - 1928 Young Man in a Turban signed and dated lower right: F.A. Bridgman / 1890 oil on canvas canvas: 18 ½ by 15 in.; 46.5 by 38 cm framed: 26 ¼ by 22 ¾ in.; 66.5 by 58 cm
Sotheby's
Jan. 31, 2024
LARGE Frederick Arthur Bridgman Oil Painting
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Frederick Arthur Bridgman, American (1847-1928). 'Le Bain en Famille, Interieur au Caire' (Family Bath, Indoors in Cairo). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated bottom right 1884. Wonderful, large orientalist scene of a mom bathing her child. Provenance: Private Chicago Estate. Canvas measures 48.5" H x 62.5" W, framed 53.5" H x 65.5" W. Condition report: overall good condition with some areas of craquelure and areas on in-painting which show under UV light. Please examine all photos. According to AskArt, this is Frederick Arthur Bridgman biography: Born and raised in Alabama, Frederick Bridgman became known for his Oriental motif paintings of North Africa, inspired by his teacher Jean-Leon Gerome. However, later in his career he diverged to genre and landscape subjects. As a young man, he moved to New York and worked as an engraver and studied at the National Academy of Design where he enrolled in 1863. Three years later, he began a life-long residency in Paris where he became one of the leading and earliest members of the Pont-Avon artists colony in Brittany. Bridgman studied from 1867 to 1871 with Gerome who encouraged his students to paint exotic historical subjects. In 1872, he made the first of many trips to Spain and North Africa. He specialized in Orientalist and archaeological subjects, and his detailed, brilliantly colored, exotic scenes, especially of Algeria and Egypt, brought him tremendous fame and patronage in the 1870s and 1880s. He became a proficient tennis player, a subject that he sometimes used in his paintings, and was also a poet, violinist and composer of symphonies and orchestral works. He was the author of Winters in Algeria (1890) and L'Anarchie dans l'Art stating his position on Impressionism, 1898). Contact AAG for more detailed information if needed. AAG is not responsible for any errors or omissions to any lots. All sales are final and sold as is. This lot cannot be shipped in house. For an instant guaranteed third party shipping quote through Quality Packing and Shipping visit: https://www.qualitypackship.com/abington-copy-1 or contact our other third party shippers.
Abington Auction Gallery
Jan. 24, 2024
Frederick Arthur Bridgman (1847-1928) American, Romeo, an Arabian Stallion in a Landscape, oil on canvas, sign
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
Frederick Arthur Bridgman (1847-1928) American, Romeo, an Arabian Stallion in a Landscape, oil on canvas, signed F.A. Bridgman lower left and inscribed ROMEO / Princesse Dorian upper left, 15" x 17" (38 x 43cm).
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Nov. 12, 2023
Fredric Arthur Bridgman, American (1847-1928)
Est: $1,200 - $1,500
Fredric Arthur Bridgman, American (1847-1928) Signed Large Watercolor Painting of a Middle Eastern Man & Woman. Signed L.R. In Beautiful, Original Frame Under Glass. Has Not Been Examined Out of Frame. Condition: Excellent. Dimensions: Sight-19.25" x 29.25". Frame-36.25" x 44". Provenance: From a Long Island, NY Home. Please note the absence of a Condition Report does not imply that there are no condition issues with this lot. Please contact us for a detailed Condition Report. It is the Buyer's responsibility to inspect each lot and deem their own opinions on Condition, Description, Provenance, and Validity before purchasing. Please make an appointment to preview or ask for Condition Reports. Condition Reports are rendered as an opinion by the staff of the Auction House and not as statements of fact. REMEMBER ALL SALES ARE FINAL AND ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS-IS, WHERE IS.
World Auction Gallery
Nov. 10, 2023
F.A. BRIDGMAN, 'COWS IN A WOODED PASTURE', OIL
Est: $800 - $1,200
Frederic aka Frederick Arthur Bridgman (American 1847-1928), 'Cows In A Wooded Pasture', 1870, oil on canvas, landscape scene depicting two steers, signed and dated to lower left, with Johnson Hall Fine Art, Roswell, Georgia, en verso, framed. Approximate dimensions: Canvas h. 13", w. 16.25"; Overall h. 18.25", w. 22.25", d. 2.5".
Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.
Nov. 09, 2023
The Prayer
Est: £40,000 - £60,000
Frederick Arthur Bridgman American 1847 - 1928 The Prayer signed and dated F A Bridgman 1875 upper left oil on canvas Unframed: 46.3cm by 34cm., 18¼ by 13½in. Framed: 65.5 by 53.4cm., 25¾ by 21in.
Sotheby's
Oct. 25, 2023
Frederick Arthur Bridgman (American, 1847-1928) Après le bain
Est: £80,000 - £120,000
Frederick Arthur Bridgman (American, 1847-1928) Après le bain signed and dated 'F A Bridgman/1882' (lower right) oil on canvas 63 x 50.5cm (24 13/16 x 19 7/8in).
Bonhams
Oct. 25, 2023
Frederick Arthur Bridgman (American, 1847-1928) Return from the festival, Algiers
Est: £80,000 - £120,000
Frederick Arthur Bridgman (American, 1847-1928) Return from the festival, Algiers signed 'F. A. Bridgman' (lower right) oil on canvas 99.5 x 150cm (39 3/16 x 59 1/16in).
Bonhams
Oct. 24, 2023
The Spinner
Est: £12,000 - £20,000
Property from a Distinguished Collection Frederick Arthur Bridgman American 1847 - 1928 The Spinner signed F A Bridgman lower left oil on canvas Unframed: 36.5 by 55.5cm., 14¼ by 21¾in. Framed: 61.5 by 78cm., 24¼ by 30¾in.
Sotheby's
Oct. 24, 2023
On the Terrace
Est: £30,000 - £50,000
Property of a Gentleman Frederick Arthur Bridgman American 1847 - 1928 On the Terrace signed F. A. Bridgman lower right oil on canvas Unframed: 62.2 by 89.5cm., 24½ by 35¼in. Framed: 65.5 by 92cm., 25¾ by 36½in.
Sotheby's
Oct. 23, 2023
FREDERIK ARTHUR BRIDGMAN (1847-1927) La Soste à l'Oasis, 1882
Est: €900 - €1,800
FREDERIK ARTHUR BRIDGMAN (1847-1927) La Soste à l'Oasis, 1882 Huile sur toile monogrammée et datée en bas à droite F.A.B, Janvier 1882. Dimensions : 34 x 18 cm Peintre d’histoire, de scène de genre, également graveur, il est un exceptionnel orientaliste. Après une formation avec Gérome à l’Ecole des Beaux-Arts, il participe aux grands Salons parisiens comme le Salon des Artistes Français, mais également à Londres, à la Royal Academy. Ses voyages en Afrique du Nord et en Egypte modifient profondément sa palette. Il restera comme le plus grand peintre américain de sa génération. Principaux musées : Metropolitan Museum et Brooklyn Museum New York, Musée des Beaux-Arts Boston, Institut des Arts Détroit, Musée des Beaux-Arts Saint-Pétersbourg, Musées de Liverpool, etc.
Accademia Fine Art
Sep. 24, 2023
Frederick Arthur Bridgman (1847 - 1928)
Est: $3,000 - $6,000
Frederick Arthur Bridgman (American, 1847 - 1928) "Jeune Femme Rousse se Reposant" Oil on Canvas. Signed lower right. Old labels verso. Sight Size: 18 x 14.5 in. Overall Framed Size: 27 x 24.5 in.
Helmuth Stone
Jul. 21, 2023
FREDERIC ARTHUR BRIDGMAN (New York/France, 1847-1928), Two works:, Both unframed.
Est: $250 - $400
FREDERIC ARTHUR BRIDGMAN New York/France, 1847-1928 Two works: 1) Autumn landscape. Signed verso "F.A. Bridgman". Watercolor, 5.25" x 8.5". 2) Courtyard view. Signed lower right "F.A. Bridgman". Pencil on paper, 4.25" x 6.5".
Eldred's
Jun. 27, 2023
Frederick Arthur BRIDGMAN 1847-1928 Ruelle dans la Casbah Huile sur toile
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Frederick Arthur BRIDGMAN 1847-1928 Ruelle dans la Casbah Huile sur toile Signée en bas à gauche "F. A. Bridgman" 38 x 29 cm Oil on canvas, signed lower left "F. A. Bridgman" 14.96 x 11.41 in. Provenance : Collection particulière, France Rapport de condition / Condition report : Bon état général, toile et châssis d'origine. Léger réseau de craquelures de surface, stables, au centre à gauche. Examen UV : pas de retouche apparente. Dimensions avec cadre : 58 x 50 cm. Good overall condition, original canvas and stretcher. Slight network of surface cracks, stable, in the centre left. UV examination: no visible retouching. Dimensions with frame: 22.83 x 19.68 in. Estimation 2 000 - 3 000 €
Artcurial
Jun. 09, 2023
Frederick Arthur Bridgman (American, 1847-1928) A lady of Constantinople, 1881 O
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
Frederick Arthur Bridgman (American, 1847-1928) A lady of Constantinople, 1881 Oil on canvas 14 x 10-3/4 inches (35.6 x 27.3 cm) Signed and dated lower right: F.A. Bridgman / 1881 PROVENANCE: Private collection, Chicago, Illinois; Thence by descent to the present owner. EXHIBITED: American Art Gallery, New York, "Exhibition of Pictures and Studies by F. A. Bridgman," February 1881, either no. 233 or 234 (both listed as Lady of Constantinople). LITERATURE: "The Bridgman Collection," Art Interchange 6, February 3, 1881, p. 25, no. 3; "Bridgman Collection (list of the works that sold and the prices realized)," Art Interchange 6, February 17, 1881, p. 43, no. 4 (lists both canvases inaccurately as Lady of Constantine); G. W. Sheldon, Recent Ideals of American Art, New York, 1888, illustrated (as A Lady of Constantinople)' B. Weinberg, ed., The Art Experience in Late Nineteenth-Century America, New York, 1976, p. 81, illustrated. We wish to thank Ilene Susan Fort, Ph.D., F. A. Bridgman authority and Curator Emerita, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, for confirming the authenticity of this painting and preparing the following essay: A favorite subject of American-born artist Frederick A. Bridgman was the head and bust-length depictions of beautiful young women, as demonstrated by A Lady of Constantinople. The artist created these modest-sized single figure images throughout his career, and they represent the fair sex wherever he traveled, be it French peasantry as well as the exotic East. His Orientalist images were usually of dark-eyed and black-haired women, clothed in traditional attire with jewelry and their heads and faces covered by scarves, headdresses and veils; only in the Turkish depictions did the thinly transparent veils enhance rather than hide the figure's beauty. The similarity of his Orientalist faces no doubt reveals the artist's preference for certain physiological types but also came to epitomize his portraiture of the exotic East. Bridgman began creating these Eastern portraits around 1880, when he was most interested in accuracy and details, due to his academic training. By then he had already visited Egypt and Algeria, his two favorite places to paint in North Africa. During one of his sea-going trips around the Mediterranean, he might have docked in Constantinople for a short time, although there is no documentary evidence that he ever visited the Ottoman Empire. The young woman in this portrait holds a pink flower (perhaps a lotus, symbol of friendship in Turkey) to her breast, flowers being the most popular nineteenth-century symbol of feminine beauty. She leans casually on a floral embroidered pillow on a tapestry-covered table, slightly turning to the viewer in a subtly flirtatious manner. Although Bridgman later became known for his depictions of intricately carved and decorated Algerian interiors, in most of his Eastern portraits, the figure sits before a shadowy wall, providing no references to the interior setting. This painting was included in one of Bridgman's large early solo exhibitions held back home in New York City. The displayed works represented fifteen years of his study abroad, featuring large and small canvases, complex historical scenes, landscapes, and figure and animal studies. In the long and positive review of the 1881 exhibition at the American Art Gallery (formerly known as Kurtz Gallery), The Art Interchange critic admired the artist's ability in a range of genre, his gifted compositions, and his seriousness. The critic noted that many considered Bridgman's figure and portraits his best work. Although only cabinet size, both examples of A Lady of Constantinople the critic deemed "carefully finished." Later on the
Heritage Auctions
Jun. 04, 2023
Frederick Arthur Bridgman (1847 - 1928)
Est: $5,000 - $10,000
Frederick Arthur Bridgman (American, 1847 - 1928) "Jeune Femme Rousse se Reposant" Oil on Canvas. Signed lower right. Old labels verso. Sight Size: 18 x 14.5 in. Overall Framed Size: 27 x 24.5 in.
Helmuth Stone
May. 25, 2023
Bridgman, Arthur Frederick
Est: €120 - €180
(1847 Tuskegee - Rouen 1928.), nach. Wüstenlandschaft. Öl und Pastell auf Karton. 19. Jhdt. 31 x 20 cm. Li. undeutl. sign. - Spuren vorheriger Rahmung sichtbar, kleine Fehlstellen. D
Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
May. 17, 2023
Frederic Arthur Bridgman American, 1847-1928 Woman of Algiers
Est: $20,000 - $40,000
Frederic Arthur Bridgman American, 1847-1928 Woman of Algiers Signed F A Bridgman (ll) Oil on canvas 18 1/8 x 15 inches (46 x 38.1 cm) Provenance: William Randolph Hearst, Sr. (1863-1951), New York and San Simeon, CA Sale, Sotheby's, New York, Mar. 19-20, 1969, lot 153, as Young Jewess of Algiers Private collection Exhibited: Montclair, NJ, Montclair Art Museum, A Love Affair: 50 Years of Collecting American Art, Sep. 18 - Oct. 30, 1988, no. 9, as Young Jewess of Algeria C
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
May. 06, 2023
FREDERIC ARTHUR BRIDGMAN, (American, 1847-1928), Harbor View, 1919, oil on canvas, 18 1/4 x 22 1/4 in., frame: 22 1/4 x 26 1/2 in.
Est: $5,000 - $10,000
FREDERIC ARTHUR BRIDGMAN (American, 1847-1928) Harbor View 1919, oil on canvas signed and dated F.A. Bridgman 1919 lower left
Grogan & Company
Apr. 05, 2023
Frederick Arthur Bridgman Figural Drawings, a double-sided work together w/Coignet, Carpeaux, Osbert
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
(i) Frederick Arthur Bridgman American, 1847-1928 Figural Drawings, a double-sided work Pencil on green paper 11 3/4 x 91/4 inches (29.8 x 23.5 cm) Provenance: Jill Newhouse Gallery, New York Exhibited: American Figure Drawings: The Paul Magriel Collection, Nov. 8, 1979 - Jan. 31, 1980, National Academy of Design, New York The Paul Magriel Collection, American Figure Drawings, Feb. 8 - Mar. 10, 1980, The Mead Art Museum, Amherst College (ii) Jules Coignet French, 1798-1860 Two Leaning Trees With stamp Vente/J. Coignet (lr) Pencil heightened with white on brown paper 11 1/2 x 18 inches (29.2 x 45.7 cm) Provenance: Jill Newhouse Gallery, New York (iii) Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux French, 1827-1875 Head of a Woman (after Michelangelo) Initialed indistinctly (ll), stamped with the artist's studio stamp and numbered 33 (lr) Brown ink on paper 4 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches (10.8 x 18.4 cm) Provenance: Carpeaux studio stamp (L.500) Jill Newhouse Gallery, New York (iv) Alphonse Osbert French, 1857-1939 Studies of Hands Stamped with the artist's studio stamp (lr) Pencil on paper 7 1/4 x 5 7/8 inches (18.4 x 14.9 cm) C
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Mar. 29, 2023
FREDERICK ARTHUR BRIDGMAN (1847-1928, American), On the Terrace 1927
Est: $28,000 - $35,000
FREDERICK ARTHUR BRIDGMAN (1847-1928, American) On the Terrace 1927 oil on canvas 73.0 x 92.0 cm signed and dated lower left: F. A. Bridgman 1927
Menzies
Feb. 25, 2023
FREDERICK ARTHUR BRIDGMAN (NY/FRANCE, 1847-1928)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
"Odalesque", oil on canvas, signed lower left and dated 1888, a life-sized full-length portrait of a semi-nude woman, in bejeweled loincloth, holding a red rose in her left hand, her other hand up behind her neck, her head turning away from the viewer, in a heavy gold painted molded frame with gilt liner, OS: 83" (6'-11") x 45 1/2", SS: 76" x 37 1/2". Overall craquelure.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Jan. 24, 2023
FRÉDÉRICK-ARTHUR BRIDGMAN (1847-1928)
Est: €8,000 - €12,000
FRÉDÉRICK-ARTHUR BRIDGMAN (1847-1928) ÉCOLE AMÉRICAINE LE SOUK AUX ÉPICES THE SPICE SOUK Huile sur toile, signée et datée "1926" en bas à gauche. 46 X 55 CM (18 1/8 X 21 5/8 IN.)
Tajan
Dec. 17, 2022
Bridgman, Arthur Frederick
Est: €180 - €270
(1847 Tuskegee - Rouen 1928.), nach. Wüstenlandschaft. Öl und Pastell auf Karton. 19. Jhdt. 31 x 20 cm. Li. undeutl. Sign. - Spuren vorheriger Rahmung sichtbar, kleine Fehlstellen. D
Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
Nov. 30, 2022
Frederick Arthur Bridgman (1847-1928) American, 'Romeo, an Arabian Stallion in a Landscape', oil on canvas, si
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
Frederick Arthur Bridgman (1847-1928) American, 'Romeo, an Arabian Stallion in a Landscape', oil on canvas, signed and inscribed, 15" x 17" (38 x 43cm), Authenticity has been confirmed by Dr Ilene Susan Fort, Curator emerita, Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Nov. 09, 2022
Frederic Arthur Bridgman American, 1847-1928 Wash Day
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
Frederic Arthur Bridgman American, 1847-1928 Wash Day Signed F. A. Bridgman (lr) Oil on canvas 18 1/2 x 24 1/4 inches (47 x 61.6 cm) C
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Nov. 09, 2022
Frederic Arthur Bridgman American, 1847-1928 Women Gathering Water, 1873
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
Frederic Arthur Bridgman American, 1847-1928 Women Gathering Water, 1873 Signed F. A. Bridgman and dated Nil 1873 (lr) Oil on canvas 18 x 24 1/2 inches (45.7 x 62.2 cm) C
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Oct. 04, 2022
Frederick Arthur Bridgman (1847-1928) Femmes arabes devant une porte huile
Est: €8,000 - €12,000
Frederick Arthur Bridgman (1847-1928) Femmes arabes devant une porte huile sur toile 72.3 x 60.1 cm.
Christie's
Sep. 27, 2022
Frederic Arthur Bridgman (American, 1847-1928) Basses Pyrenees, 1873
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Frederic Arthur Bridgman (American, 1847-1928) Basses Pyrenees, 1873 oil on canvas signed FA Bridgman, dated, and titled (lower left) 14 1/2 x 19 inches. We wish to thank Ilene Susan Fort, Ph.D., F. A. Bridgman authority and Curator Emerita, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, for confirming the authenticity of this lot and preparing the accompanying essay. Provenance: (possibly) Collection of A. A. Low, Brooklyn, by 1873-74 (as Scene in Pyrenees) Exhibited: (possibly) Brooklyn Art Association, December 1873 exhibition, no. 284 (as Scene in Pyrenees) Lot note: It is not known how many times the American artist Frederick A. Bridgman passed through the Pyrenees mountain range on his way to North Africa, but he may have had at least two extended painting sessions there during the summer-autumn of 1872 and 1873. Despite his previous residence in Brittany, where he recorded the traditional lifestyle of Pont-Aven, the artist was still enamored by the charming architecture, costumes and customs of European peasantry. For a time his base was the town of Ustariz-pres-Bayonne near the Atlantic coast and on the French-Spanish border. He painted there at least three street scenes with the mountain range as a backdrop-- variations on a theme--one of which was Basses Pyrenees, 1873; he set them all along a road lined with traditional half-timbered basque buildings, covered with white-wash and adorned with traditional dark green shutters and other painted wood details. Revealing the influence of the well-known Spanish painter Mariano Fortuny, whom he met earlier in Paris or Spain, as well as his own initial experience working under the brilliant light of North Africa, Bridgman easily captured the glare effect of natural light illuminating the Ustariz buildings and figures. As would be expected of an academically trained artist, Bridgman painted the scene simply with clear and recognizable contours. In the street of Basses Pyrenees, Bridgman recorded town life as a woman herding her horse and two bulls stops to chat with another local female. Figurative staffage is the main difference between Basses Pyrenees and the most famous of the Ustaritz street paintings, Un Voyage aux Pyrenees, also known as The Diligence, done the same year. Bridgman exhibited the much larger canvas first in Paris at the 1874 annual Salon and later that year in Liverpool where it was purchased by the Walker Art Gallery. In The Diligence, Bridgman replaced the gossiping females of Basses Pyrenees with a large coach filled with tourists rumbling quickly down the street. Although The Diligence was a personal memory of Bridgman's travels, the smaller, slightly more intimate Basses Pyrenees retains the freshness and joy the artist experienced watching the neighborly interactions of traditional French life.
Hindman
Sep. 22, 2022
FREDERIC ARTHUR BRIDGMAN (New York/France, 1847-1928), Middle Eastern scene at sunset, 1888., Mixed media on paper mounted to board, 18” x 24”. Unframed.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
FREDERIC ARTHUR BRIDGMAN New York/France, 1847-1928 Middle Eastern scene at sunset, 1888. Initialed and dated "F.B. 88" lower right.
Eldred's
Sep. 22, 2022
FREDERIC ARTHUR BRIDGMAN (New York/France, 1847-1928), "Centaurs: The Chase", 1897., Pastel on paper mounted to illustration board, 25.25" x 19.5". Unframed.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
FREDERIC ARTHUR BRIDGMAN New York/France, 1847-1928 "Centaurs: The Chase", 1897. Signed and dated "F.A.B. Nov/97" lower left. Handwritten entry label verso for the Chicago Architect Club Exhibition.
Eldred's
Sep. 14, 2022
Frederic Arthur Bridgman American, 1847-1928 Moulin a Pont-Aven, 1870
Est: $800 - $1,200
Frederic Arthur Bridgman American, 1847-1928 Moulin a Pont-Aven, 1870 Signed F. A. Bridgman and dated 1870 (ll) Oil on canvas 14 x 10 inches (35.6 x 25.4 cm) Provenance: Collection of David Sellin, Washington, D.C. Exhibited: Pont-Aven, Musee de Pont-Aven, Peintres Americains en Bretagne, Jun. 24-Sep. 25, 1995 C
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Jul. 27, 2022
Frederic Arthur Bridgman (1847 - 1928) American
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Frederic Arthur Bridgman (1847 - 1928) Watercolour on Paper , Signed , measures 13" x 9.5"
Cutler Bay Auctions
Jul. 15, 2022
FREDERICK ARTHUR BRIDGMAN (AMERICAN, 1847-1928) Le Bazar oil on canvas 25 1
Est: £40,000 - £60,000
FREDERICK ARTHUR BRIDGMAN (AMERICAN, 1847-1928) Le Bazar oil on canvas 25 1/2 x 22 3/8 in. (65 x 58 cm.)
Christie's
Jul. 09, 2022
Bridgman, Arthur Frederick
Est: €280 - €400
(1847 Tuskegee - Rouen 1928.), nach. Wüstenlandschaft. Öl und Pastell auf Karton. 19. Jhdt. 31 x 20 cm. Li. undeutl. Sign. - Spuren vorheriger Rahmung sichtbar, kleine Fehlstellen. D
Kiefer Buch- und Kunstauktionen
Jul. 07, 2022
ƒ FREDERICK ARTHUR BRIDGMAN (1847-1928) DAME ROUMAINE EN BLOUSE, 1882
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
ƒ FREDERICK ARTHUR BRIDGMAN (1847-1928) DAME ROUMAINE EN BLOUSE, 1882 Huile sur toile Signée et datée ‘July 1882’ en bas à droite Oil on canvas; signed and dated ‘July 1882’ lower right 61,5 x 50 cm - 24 1/4 x 19 3/4 in.
Tajan
Jun. 15, 2022
FREDERICK ARTHUR BRIDGMAN Alabama (1847) / Rouen, France (1928) "Romeo, an Arabian stallion in a landscape".
Est: €15,000 - €20,000
Oil on canvas Signed in the lower left corner. In the upper left corner inscribed: ROMEO/ Princesse Dorian. Provenance: - French private collection - Spanish private collection. Attached is a letter certifying the authenticity of the work from Ilene Susan Fort, Curator Emerita of the Los Angeles Museum of Art and Brigmann expert signed in 2021. 53,3 x 58,5 cm
Ansorena
Jun. 14, 2022
Frederic Arthur Bridgman American, 1847-1928 Oyster Gatherer, 1884
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Frederic Arthur Bridgman American, 1847-1928 Oyster Gatherer, 1884 Signed and dated FAB/Paris 1884 (lr) Oil on canvas 16 1/8 x 10 5/8 inches (41 x 27 cm) C
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