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Copyright This work is in the public domain. Frederick Arthur Bridgman died in 1928; copyright lasts 70 years after the artist’s death, so it ended in 1998.
In context
Oriental Interior — Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Row above: the years. Row below: how old the artist was at the start and at the end of each span — 0 at birth, 81 at death.
Painted when the artist was 35. The artist lived to 81. 14 of the 28 dated works by this artist in our catalogue came earlier.
Shaded: the lifetime of Frederick Arthur Bridgman (1847–1928) ▲ this work, 1882 every dated painting, decade by decade
First works: up to 1877 Main working years: 1877–1889 Late works: from 1889
Those three bands split the works this catalogue has a date for into a first quarter, a middle half and a last quarter. They are not the artist’s complete output: a thin stretch may be a gap in the record rather than a quiet spell. The same years with the artist’s life laid along them
Pick one work above: name two things it shares with this one, and one thing that's different.
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Measured from the image
Main colour
Walnut #775933
Catalogued palette
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The ten leading countries
Find the three darkest countries on the map. Is the museum that keeps this painting in any of them? Write down one reason people far away might look at it.
Together these works take 66.7% of all the attention this artist's paintings received over the last twelve months. The catalogue holds 126 works by this artist, of which 36 were looked at at least once. This painting has not been looked at yet in that time — it closes the list without a rank. The same counts, month by month
Bars measure attention, not quality. Pick the work at the top and this one: name one thing that might make a painting famous beyond how well it is painted.
Artist and museum
Born in Tuskegee, United States of America
frederick arthur bridgman, an american artist, was born on november 10, 1847, in tuskegee, alabama. as the son of a physician, bridgman's early life was marked by a strong emphasis on education. he began his artistic journey as a draughtsman in new york city for the american bank note company (1864-65). this period was followed by studies at the brooklyn art association and the national academy of design.
in 1866, bridgman traveled to paris, where he entered the studio of jean-léon gérôme, a noted academic painter. gérôme's influence on bridgman was profound, shaping his draftsmanship, finish, and interest in middle eastern themes. this period marked the beginning of bridgman's association with paris, which would become his headquarters.
- the funeral procession of a mummy on the nile (1877), showcased at the paris salon, earned bridgman the cross of the legion of honor. this piece was later purchased by james gordon bennett jr. and eventually donated to the speed museum in louisville, kentucky. - a prolific artist, bridgman's work includes a street scene in algeria, notable for its biographical and historical significance, featuring two seated male figures in an intimate domestic setting.
bridgman maintained a lifelong connection to france while enjoying popularity in america. a one-man show of over 400 pictures in new york's 5th avenue galleries (1890) and later at chicago's art institute, with 300 works, underscored his success.
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- an american circus in normandy - procession of the bull apis (now in the corcoran gallery of art, washington, d.c.) - a rumanian lady (in the temple collection, philadelphia, pennsylvania) recent sales: works by bridgman have sold at auction for $250,000 usd to $350,000 usd.
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Look closely
Oriental Interior — Frederick Arthur Bridgman
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The color composition of "Oriental Interior" by Frederick Arthur Bridgman combines a gentle contrast with a softly mixed palette harmony.