Lot 272
  • 272

Frederick Arthur Bridgman

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Frederick Arthur Bridgman
  • Portrait of Walter Sidney Baker
  • signed, dated and inscribed l.l.: Oct 1891/ To W S Baker/ offerte souvenir of/ F. A. Bridgman 
  • oil on canvas
  • 55 by 46 cm.; 21¾ by 18¼ in.

Condition

Original canvas. There is a ¾ inch vertical tear just below the frame in the upper right quadrant that has gone through canvas. Frame abrasion and associated paint loss to the top and right edges. Some further paint chips to the lower edge. Carquelure and surface dirt throughout. Ultraviolet light reveals a patch of retouching to the upper left edge. Held in a simple composite frame with damaged moulding.
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