An Interesting Game

Artist: Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Title: An Interesting Game
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Cafe at Biskra, Algeria,1884

Artist: Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Title: Cafe at Biskra, Algeria,1884
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Location: Smithsonian American Art Museum
American Orientalist

Oriental Interior

Artist: Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Title: Oriental Interior
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Medium: Oil
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American Orientalist

On the Terrace #1

Artist: Frederick A. Bridgman
Title: On the Terrace #1
Medium: oil on canvas/huile sur toile
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Soir

Artist: Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Title: Soir
Signed: lower left
Medium: oil on canvas/huile sur toile
Size:
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Scene on the Nile

Scene on the Nile

Artist: Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Title: Scene on the Nile,1878
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Medium: Oil on panel
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On the Coast of Kabylie

Artist: Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Title: On the Coast of Kabylie
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Medium: Oil on canvas/huile sur toile
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A Bandit Queen

Bandit Queen

Artist: Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Title: Bandit Queen
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Medium: Oil
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In the Courtyard, El Biar

Artist: Frederick A. Bridgeman
Title: In the Courtyard, El Biar
Medium: Oil on Canvas/huile sur toile
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Crossing an Oasis

Artist: Frederick Arthur Bridgeman
Title: Crossing an Oasis, with the Atlas Mountains in the Distance, Morocco 1919
Signed 'F.A. Bridgman 1919'
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Size: 13x19.25 in (33x48.9 cm)
American Orientalist

Harem Girl Photograuve

Harem Girl


Artist: Frederick A. Bridgeman
Titel: Harem Girl
Medium: Photograuve
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Title: The First Steps 1878

Artist: Frederick Arthur Bridgeman
Title: Title: The First Steps 1878
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Medium: Oil on Canvas
Size: 15.25x22in
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A Coffehouse in Algeria

Artist: Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Title: A Coffehouse in Algeria
Signed 'F.A. Bridgman'lower right
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Size: 18x24 in (46x61cm)
American Orientalist, 1847-1928

The Return

The Return


Artist: Frederick Arthur Bridgeman
Title: The Return
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Medium: Oil on Canvas/huile sur toile
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Falcon Hunt

Falcon Hunt


Artist: Frederick Arthur Bridgeman
Title: The Falcon Hunt
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Medium: Oil on canvas/huile sur toile
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Street People

Street People



Artist: Frederick Arthur Bridgeman
Title: StreetPeople,ca.1874 - Study
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Medium: Pencil on Paper
American Orientalist

Harem Fountain

Harem Fountain


Artist: Frederick A. Bridgeman
Title: Harem Fountain
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Medium: Oil on Canvas/huile sur toile
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American Orientalist

North African Market

Artist: Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Title: North African Market 1923
Signed 'F.A Bridgman 1923' lower left
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Size: 37x52 in (94x131.7 cm)
American Orientalist



The 'North African Market' is a painting that was done towards the end of F.A. Bridgeman's career and displays his full understanding of multi-figural compositions. Most likely painted in Normandy based on one of his many skteches from his numerous trips to Morocco, it shows a typical market scene as he might have come across during his travels.

Unlike many paintings which feature one focal point this scene consists of large groupings of vendors and customers, who intermingle so closely that the entire scene demands our focus.

Note how loosely the scene is painted. The ground and most figures are hinted at, rather than elaboratley painted with detail. The mood of intense market activity is further enhanced by the playful dabs of light and shadow. The entire painting has warm tones of beige, browns and reds creating a feel of a warm sunny afternoon.

A Circassian

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Artist: Frederick Arthur Bridgman, American, 1847–1928
Title: A Circassian, 1881
Signed 'F.A. Bridgman 1881 (lower right)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size:
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On the Terrace #2

On the Terrace

Artist: Frederick A. Bridgeman
Title: On the Terrace #2
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Medium: Oil on canvas/huile sur toile
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The Harem Boats

The Harem Boats

Artist: Frederick Arthur Bridgeman
Title: The Harem Boats
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Medium: Oil on Canvas/huile sur toile
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In a garden at Mustapha

In a garden at Mustapha



Artist: Frederick A. Bridgman
Title: In a garden at Mustapha
Medium: Sketch on Paper
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Cleopatra on the Terraces of Philae

Cleopatra on the Terraces of Philae 1896


Artist: Frederick Arthur Bridgeman
Title: Cleopatra on the Terraces of Philae 1896
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Medium: Oil on canvas/huile sur toile
Size: 29 7/8 x 46 1/8 inches
Location: as of 2007
American Orientalist

This painting is a purely imaginary scene set in ancient Egypt. Cleopatra prepares her departure by boat from the idyllic island of Philae. The painting was shown at the Paris Salon of 1896 and then exhibited in 1897 at the National Academy of Design in New York. The painting belonged at one time to William Randolph Hearst, who hung it in his castle at San Simeon, California.

The Nile

Artist: Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Title: The Nile/ le nile
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Size: 13.98" x 21.85".
According to Mark Diederichsen this painting was up for auction with an estimate of $51,520 - $58,880 (€35,000-40,000)on March 31st,2008 Claude Aguttes, Neuilly sur Seine. It did not sell, but the owner of the painting is looking for a buyer. I do not know the provenance of this piece, but if you are interested to find out more let me know and I will put you in touch with the seller.

Women Drawing Water from the Nile

Women Drawing Water from the Nile


Artist: Frederick Arthur Bridgeman
Title: Women Drawing Water from the Nile
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Medium: Oil on Canvas/huile sur toile
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Oriental Interior

Oriental Interior


Artist: Frederick A. Bridgeman
Title: Oriental Interior, 1900
Medium: Oil on Canvas/huile sur toile
Size: 25 3/4 x 37 inches (65.41 x 93.98 cm)
American Orientalist

Oriental Interior 1882

Artist: Frederick A. Bridgman
Oriental Interior, 1882
Medium: Oil on canvas/huile sur toile
Size: 18 x 24 in.
Location: National Academy of Design, New York
American Orientalist

An interior scene of a spare Near Eastern dwelling with a man wearing long robes and a turban seated on a bench in the foreground. Behind him to the left, another man stands in the shadows, while a third sits in a small niche in the wall. Beyond him on the far left is the door leading to the bright outdoors. Source: National Academy of Design

Spanish Lady

Spanish Lady



Artist: Frederick Arthur Bridgeman
Title: Spanish Lady
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Medium: Oil on Canvas/huile sur toile
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Indolence

Indolence

Artist: Frederick Arthur Bridgeman
Title: Indolence/l'Indolence
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Medium: Oil on canvas/huile sur toile
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On the Way to Biskra

Artist: Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Title: On the Way to Biskra, 1879
Signed and dated
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Size: 13 x 25 in (33 x 63.5 cm)
Location:
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Remembrance, Algiers

Remembrance, Algiers

Artist: Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Title: Remembrance, Algiers 1920
Signed and dated 'F.A. Bridgman 1920' (lower right)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 14x18in (35.6 x 45.7 cm)
American Orientalist