The Orientalist Sale
The Orientalist Sale
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Romeo, an Arabian Stallion in a Landscape
Auction Closed
March 29, 02:21 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
American
1847 - 1928
Romeo, an Arabian Stallion in a Landscape
signed F.A. Bridgman lower left and inscribed ROMEO / Princesse Dorian upper left
oil on canvas
Unframed: 38 by 43cm., 15 by 17in.
Framed: 53.3 by 58.5cm., 21 by 23in.
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Dr. Ilene Susan Fort, Curator Emerita, Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Private Collection, France
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Bridgman was enthralled by North Africa and he was inspired to paint scenes of domestic life, portraits of people he encountered and the harsh expansive desert. He also liked depicting animals, in particular horses, seen here in the present work.