Lot 24
  • 24

Frederick Arthur Bridgman

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

Description

  • Frederick Arthur Bridgman
  • Algerian Spahi on Horseback
  • signed and dated F. A. Bridgman / 1900 lower left
  • watercolour and pencil on paper
  • image size: 41 by 30cm., 16 by 11¾in.

Provenance

Private collection, California (sale: John Moran Auctioneers & Appraisers, Monrovia, 8 March 2011, lot 1010)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner

Condition

Watercolour and pencil on paper. The artist's sheet has been hinged to the mount along the upper edge, on the reverse. The edges of the sheet are slightly stained. There are some minor, scattered losses of paint, as visible in the catalogue illustration. Otherwise, colours are strong and vibrant. Overall, this work is in good condition and ready to hang. Presented mounted and glazed, in a decorative gilt frame.
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Catalogue Note

Spahis were light cavalry regiments of the French army recruited from the indigenous populations of Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco.