Frederick Arthur
Bridgman
American Orientalist painter
born 1847 - died 1928
Cleopatra on the Terraces of Philae
Oil on canvas, 1896
Private collection
King David
Oil on canvas, -1877
30 x 25 inches (76.20 x 63.50 cm)
Private collection
Learning the Qu'ran
Oil on canvas, 1921
21 1/4 x 29 3/4 inches (54 x 75.6 cm)
Private collection
Procession in Honor of Isis
Oil on canvas, 1902
Public collection
Orientalist Interior
Oil on canvas, 1900
25 3/4 x 37 inches (65.41 x 93.98 cm)
Public collection
The Bathing Cove
Oil on canvas, 1890
23 1/2 x 31 1/2 inches (59.69 x 80.01 cm)
Public collection
In a Village, El Biar, Algeria
Oil on canvas, 1889
Public collection
Scene in Morocco
Oil on canvas, 1885
Public collection
The Game of Chance
Oil on canvas, 1885
Public collection
Aicha, a Woman of Morocco
Oil on canvas, 1883
21 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches (54.61 x 26.67 cm)
Newark Museum
Queen of the Brigands
Oil on canvas, c.1882
Public collection
An Interesting Game
Oil on canvas, 1881
37 1/4 x 57 1/2 inches (94.62 x 146.20 cm)
The Brooklyn Museum
Tete a Tete
Oil on canvas, c.1880
15 1/8 x 19 1/4 inches (38.7 x 48.9 cm)
Private collection
An Arab Village
Oil on canvas, 1879
18 x 29 inches (45.72 x 73.66 cm)
Public collection
The Messenger
Oil on canvas, 1879
Public collection
The First Steps
Oil on canvas, 1878
Public collection
The Siesta
Oil on canvas, 1878
11 1/4 x 17 inches (28.58 x 43.18 cm)
Public collection
The Diversion of an Assyrian King
Oil on canvas, c.1877-1878
44 1/2 x 92 inches (113.03 x 233.68 cm)
Public collection
A Street in Algeria
Oil on canvas
Public collection
At The Fountain
Oil on canvas
22 x 32 inches (55.9 x 81.3 cm)
Private collection
Idle Moments: An Arab Courtyard
Oil on canvas
17 x 23 inches (43.18 x 58.42 cm)
Public collection
In the Courtyard
Oil on canvas
22 x 15 1/4 inches (55.88 x 38.74 cm)
Public collection
In The Seraglio
Oil on canvas, -1901
23 3/8 x 37 7/8 inches (59.4 x 96.5 cm)
Public collection
In the Souk
Oil on canvas
21 3/8 x 25 5/8 inches (54.3 x 65.4 cm)
Private collection
La jeune mauresque
Oil on canvas
30 x 19 1/2 inches (76.5 x 49.8 cm)
Public collection
Leading the Horse from Stable
Oil on canvas
21 1/4 x 16 3/4 inches (53.98 x 42.55 cm)
Public collection
Marketplace in North Africa
Oil on canvas
31 x 38 3/4 inches (78.74 x 98.43 cm)
Public collection
Marketplace in North Africa
Oil on canvas
31 x 38 3/4 inches (78.74 x 98.43 cm)
Public collection
River Landscape with Deer
Oil on canvas
23 1/2 x 31 3/4 inches (59.69 x 80.65 cm)
Public collection
The Laborer
Oil on canvas
28 3/4 x 41 1/2 inches (73.03 x 105.41 cm)
Public collection
The Laborer
Oil on canvas
28 3/4 x 41 1/2 inches (73.03 x 105.41 cm)
Public collection
Arab Women at the Town Wall
Oil on canvas, 1925
19 3/4 x 28 5/8 inches (50.2 x 73 cm)
Private collection
The Orange Seller
Oil on canvas, 1920
24 x 19 3/4 inches (61 x 50.2 cm)
Private collection
An Egyptian Procession
Oil on canvas, 1902
32 7/8 x 62 7/8 inches (83.7 x 160 cm)
Private collection
Pharaoh's Army Engulfed By The Red Sea
Oil on canvas, 1900
45 1/4 x 82 7/8 inches (115 x 210.8 cm)
Private collection
The Return
Oil on canvas, 1892
24 1/4 x 18 1/2 inches (61.6 x 47 cm)
Private collection
The Return
Oil on canvas, 1892
24 1/4 x 18 1/2 inches (61.6 x 47 cm)
Private collection
Near The Kasbah
Oil on canvas, 1881
52 1/2 x 45 1/2 inches (133.4 x 115.6 cm)
Private collection
La Jeune Mauresque, Campagne D'Algiers [Moorish Girl, Algiers Countryside]
Oil on canvas, 1880
30 5/8 x 19 3/4 inches (78.1 x 50.2 cm)
Private collection
The Reading Lesson
Oil on canvas, 1880
42 1/2 x 34 inches (108 x 86.4 cm)
Private collection
Funerailles D'Une Momie [Funeral of a Mummy]
Oil on canvas, 1876
44 1/2 x 91 1/4 inches (113.3 x 231.8 cm)
Private collection
The Bathing Beauties
Oil on canvas, 1872
23 x 42 3/4 inches (58.5 x 108.7 cm)
Private collection
Design for the decoration of an Aeolian Harp
Oil on board, 1871
5 x 10 5/8 inches (12.7 x 27.3 cm)
Public collection
A Coastal Trail
Oil on canvas
32 x 49 inches (81.3 x 124.5 cm)
Private collection
Almeh Flirting with an Armenian Policeman, Cairo
Oil on canvas
21 3/4 x 18 inches (55.5 x 46 cm)
Private collection
An Eastern Courtyard
Oil on canvas
17 x 22 7/8 inches (43.2 x 58.4 cm)
Private collection
An Eastern Veranda
Oil on canvas
23 5/8 x 35 7/8 inches (60.3 x 91.4 cm)
Private collection
Apollon Enlevant Cyrene [Apollo Abducting Cyrene]
Oil on canvas
33 7/8 x 54 1/4 inches (86.3 x 137.8 cm)
Private collection
At The Oasis
Oil on canvas
22 x 36 inches (56 x 91.5 cm)
Private collection
Dolce Far Niente [Sweet Nothings]
Oil on canvas
19 3/4 x 23 5/8 inches (50.2 x 60.3 cm)
Private collection
L'Indolence
Oil on canvas
38 5/8 x 44 3/8 inches (98.4 x 113 cm)
Private collection
On The Coast Of Kabylie
Oil on canvas
29 x 49 inches (73.7 x 124.5 cm)
Private collection
Reclining By A Stream
Oil on canvas
19 3/4 x 35 5/8 inches (50.2 x 90.8 cm)
Private collection
The Falcon Hunt
Oil on canvas
22 3/8 x 37 3/8 inches (57 x 95 cm)
Private collection
Women at the Cemetery, Algiers
Oil on canvas
39 3/4 x 60 inches (101 x 152.4 cm)
Private collection
Women Drawing Water From The Nile
Oil on canvas
36 1/8 x 51 7/8 inches (91.8 x 131.8 cm)
Private collection
The Harem Boats
Oil on canvas
39 1/4 x 59 inches (99.7 x 149.9 cm)
Private collection
Cleopatra's Barge
Oil on canvas
32 3/4 x 62 3/4 inches (83.2 x 159.4 cm)
Private collection
Song For Peace, Kitaro
Frederick Arthur Bridgman은 미국 Alabama주의 Tuskeegee 출신으로
미국에서 미술 공부를 하다가 1866년에 오리엔탈리즘과 그리스 신화등의 역사화를 주로 그렸던
아카데미 화파의 대가인 프랑스 화가 Gean Leon Jerom의 제자가 되면서 그 영향을 받아
오리엔탈리즘풍의 그림들을 많이 남겼는데 특히 1873-1874년에 이집트 여행을 통해
고대 이집트 문명의 찬란함에 매료되면서 그 성격이 더욱 확고해졌다.
전형적인 아카데미학파의 대가였던 스승에 비해 Bridgman은 후기로 갈수록
보다 더 자연주의적인 성향을 띄게 되면서 아류가 아닌 자신만의 스타일을 만들어 냈는데
이런 그의 미술활동은 프랑스를 본거지로하여 계속되었으나
모국인 미국에서도 그의 명성은 대단했다.
그가 그린 많은 작품들은 대개가 1872-1874년에 북아프리카의 알제리와 이집트 등지를
여행하면서 남겼던 300점의 스케치가 기본 바탕으로 이루어졌고
작품속의 중동 분위기를 잘 살리기위해 수많은 중동 의상과 건축물의 잔해 등을 수집하기도하는
열정적인 화가였다. (웹싸이트 글 옮김)
Apollon Enlevant Cyrene [Apollo Abducting Cyrene]
Oil on canvas
33 7/8 x 54 1/4 inches (86.3 x 137.8 cm)
Private collection
At The Oasis
Oil on canvas
22 x 36 inches (56 x 91.5 cm)
Private collection
Dolce Far Niente [Sweet Nothings]
Oil on canvas
19 3/4 x 23 5/8 inches (50.2 x 60.3 cm)
Private collection
L'Indolence
Oil on canvas
38 5/8 x 44 3/8 inches (98.4 x 113 cm)
Private collection
On The Coast Of Kabylie
Oil on canvas
29 x 49 inches (73.7 x 124.5 cm)
Private collection
Reclining By A Stream
Oil on canvas
19 3/4 x 35 5/8 inches (50.2 x 90.8 cm)
Private collection
The Falcon Hunt
Oil on canvas
22 3/8 x 37 3/8 inches (57 x 95 cm)
Private collection
Women at the Cemetery, Algiers
Oil on canvas
39 3/4 x 60 inches (101 x 152.4 cm)
Private collection
Women Drawing Water From The Nile
Oil on canvas
36 1/8 x 51 7/8 inches (91.8 x 131.8 cm)
Private collection
The Harem Boats
Oil on canvas
39 1/4 x 59 inches (99.7 x 149.9 cm)
Private collection
Cleopatra's Barge
Oil on canvas
32 3/4 x 62 3/4 inches (83.2 x 159.4 cm)
Private collection
Song For Peace, Kitaro
Frederick Arthur Bridgman은 미국 Alabama주의 Tuskeegee 출신으로
미국에서 미술 공부를 하다가 1866년에 오리엔탈리즘과 그리스 신화등의 역사화를 주로 그렸던
아카데미 화파의 대가인 프랑스 화가 Gean Leon Jerom의 제자가 되면서 그 영향을 받아
오리엔탈리즘풍의 그림들을 많이 남겼는데 특히 1873-1874년에 이집트 여행을 통해
고대 이집트 문명의 찬란함에 매료되면서 그 성격이 더욱 확고해졌다.
전형적인 아카데미학파의 대가였던 스승에 비해 Bridgman은 후기로 갈수록
보다 더 자연주의적인 성향을 띄게 되면서 아류가 아닌 자신만의 스타일을 만들어 냈는데
이런 그의 미술활동은 프랑스를 본거지로하여 계속되었으나
모국인 미국에서도 그의 명성은 대단했다.
그가 그린 많은 작품들은 대개가 1872-1874년에 북아프리카의 알제리와 이집트 등지를
여행하면서 남겼던 300점의 스케치가 기본 바탕으로 이루어졌고
작품속의 중동 분위기를 잘 살리기위해 수많은 중동 의상과 건축물의 잔해 등을 수집하기도하는
열정적인 화가였다. (웹싸이트 글 옮김)