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Sur le Bosphone

Creator: Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Offered by: Robert Funk Fine Art

Description
The key to this painting's charm is that the subject is a beautiful young woman who is showing her face. She lounges comfortably in a carpeted boat with a lute by her side, running her hands among the water lilies. Bridgman captures her in a peak magical moment of peace and joy. In the distance (upper left ) you can see the rough outline of a minaret and cityscape rendered in blue. The overall composition is perfectly balanced in keeping with the harmonious spirit of the scene. Original stretchers and labels and titled on verso.
A similar Bridgman picture just sold at Christie's for $345,000. It was of smaller dimensions and dipicting of "Two young Algerian" beauties one holding a lute and the other a drum.
Signature: Signed and faintly dated lower left
Illene Susan Fort via a telephone conversation and photo of the work, stated that she knows and is familiar with the work and it is by Bridgman

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	France
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	oil on canvas
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	Circa 1880's
Styles / Movements:	Impressionism, Realism
Catalog References:	Illene Susan Fort via a telephone conversation and photo of the work, stated that she knows and is familiar with the work and it is by Bridgman.
Incollect Reference #:	182689

Dimensions

W.	18.1 in;	H.	15 in;
W.	45.97 cm;	H.	38.1 cm;

Message from Seller:

You'll find an eclectic group of art works at Robert Funk Fine Art. 45 years of experience has shaped Director Robert Funk's multi-perspective approach to presenting art. As an undergrad in painting, he studied with great teachers such as first-generation abstract expressionist Robert Richenburg and hyper-realist painter Janet Fish. In Graduate School he worked with famed critic E.C. Goossen and went on to work as a Photographer, New York Advertising Art Director, and Art Collector.