Frederick Arthur Bridgman A Kabyle Beauty

Property from a Californian Private Collection

Frederick Arthur Bridgman
American
1847 - 1928
A Kabyle Beauty

signed and dated FA Bridgman 1875 upper left
oil on canvas
Unframed: 72.5 by 58.5cm., 28½ by 23in.
Framed: 103.5 by 89.3cm., 40¾ by 35¼in.

Condition Report:
The canvas has been relined. The paint surface is stable and in good condition. There are frame abrasions to the extreme edges. There are fine patterns of craquelure, notably to the background and the models left shoulder visible upon close inspection. There are minor scuffs and scratches in places. Inspection under uv reveals areas of retouching to aforementioned frame abrasions, scattered spots of retouching to the background, notably to the left of the models face addressing craquelure, and in the upper left quadrant. There are several minor small scattered spots of retouching to the lower left quadrant, notably to her left hand. Minor spots of retouching covered by fluorescing varnish in the lower right quadrant. Uneven varnish fluoresces green under uv. Overall, this painting presents well and is ready to hang.

Provenance:
W.H. Goodhart

Sale: Sotheby's, New York, 22 June 1984, lot 109

Jordan-Volpe Gallery, New York

Acquired from the above by the grandmother of the present owner