Frederick Arthur Bridgman The Spinner

Property from a Distinguished Collection

Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Tuskegee 1847–1928 Rouen
The Spinner

signed lower left: F A Bridgman
oil on canvas, unlined
unframed: 36.5 x 55.5 cm.; 14¼ x 21¾ in.
framed: 61.5 x 78 cm.; 24¼ x 30¾ in.

Condition Report:
The canvas has not been lined and is providing a stable support to the paint surface. Small areas of paint loss running vertically along the left hand edge, in line with the stretcher bar. Inspection under ultraviolet light reveals a layer of milky varnish and small spots of retouching in line with the aforementioned vertical bar mark, and small touches to the lower left hand corner/edge.

Provenance:
With Galerie Nataf, Paris;

From whom acquired by the present owner in 1995.