Lot 503
  • 503

Frederick Arthur Bridgman

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Frederick Arthur Bridgman
  • Study of a Group in an Interior
  • signed F.A. Bridgman and dated 1879 (lower left)
  • oil on canvas, unframed

Provenance

Allan Stone, by 1970

Condition

Oil on canvas, unlined and unframed. The canvas is somewhat loose on the stretcher. The surface is in overall good condition aside from surface dirt and dust and abrasions at the extreme edges. Under UV light, the varnish has been unevenly applied. There is minor fluorescence at the extreme edges, which may potentially be retouching by a contemporary or later hand.
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