Portrait of Frederick Arthur Bridgman

Frederick Arthur Bridgman Painting Reproductions 1 of 3

1847-1928

American Realist Painter

Frederick Arthur Bridgman (1847-1928) was an American artist best known for his Orientalist paintings, which depicted scenes and figures from North Africa, the Middle East, and other parts of the Islamic world.

Bridgman was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, and showed an early aptitude for drawing and painting. He studied at the Brooklyn Art School and the National Academy of Design in New York, and later traveled to Paris to study at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and with the noted Orientalist painter Jean-Léon Gérôme.

Bridgman's work was heavily influenced by Gérôme's style and subject matter, and he became known for his highly detailed and exotic depictions of Middle Eastern life. He made numerous trips to North Africa and the Middle East to gather inspiration and study the local culture and customs, and his paintings often featured elaborate costumes, architecture, and decorative objects.

In addition to his Orientalist paintings, Bridgman also painted landscapes, portraits, and historical scenes, and was a successful illustrator and designer. He exhibited widely throughout his career and received numerous awards and honors, including membership in the National Academy of Design and the Legion of Honor from the French government.

Today, Bridgman's work is held in many public and private collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the Musée d'Orsay.

120 Frederick Arthur Bridgman Paintings

The Rug Merchants, n.d. by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

The Rug Merchants n.d.

Oil Painting
$1161
SKU: BFA-3507
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection

The Courtyard, 1873 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

The Courtyard 1873

Oil Painting
$1256
SKU: BFA-3508
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection

Cirocco, 1925 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

Cirocco 1925

Oil Painting
$805
Canvas Print
$55.11
SKU: BFA-3509
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 54.5 x 73.5 cm
Private Collection

The Siesta (Afternoon in Dreams), 1878 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

The Siesta (Afternoon in Dreams) 1878

Oil Painting
$863
SKU: BFA-3510
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 28.5 x 43 cm
Private Collection

In the Courtyard, El Biar, n.d. by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

In the Courtyard, El Biar n.d.

Oil Painting
$1303
SKU: BFA-3511
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection

In the Courtyard, El Biar, 1889 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

In the Courtyard, El Biar 1889

Oil Painting
$1349
SKU: BFA-3512
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection

Dolce Far Niente (Sweet Nothings), n.d. by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

Dolce Far Niente (Sweet Nothings) n.d.

Oil Painting
$906
SKU: BFA-3513
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection

Harem Girl, n.d. by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

Harem Girl n.d.

Oil Painting
$878
SKU: BFA-3514
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection

L'Indolence, 1889 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

L'Indolence 1889

Oil Painting
$1016
Canvas Print
$65.13
SKU: BFA-3515
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 99 x 114 cm
Private Collection

Women at the Cemetery, Algiers, n.d. by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

Women at the Cemetery, Algiers n.d.

Oil Painting
$1161
SKU: BFA-3516
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection

The Return, 1892 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

The Return 1892

Oil Painting
$809
SKU: BFA-3517
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection

The Reading Lesson, 1880 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

The Reading Lesson 1880

Oil Painting
$1161
SKU: BFA-3518
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection

Spanish Lady, 1887 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

Spanish Lady 1887

Oil Painting
$939
SKU: BFA-3519
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection

Moorish Girl, Algiers Countryside, 1880 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

Moorish Girl, Algiers Countryside 1880

Oil Painting
$1078
Canvas Print
$49.87
SKU: BFA-3520
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 76.5 x 49.8 cm
Private Collection

Almeh Flirting with an Armenian Policeman, Cairo, n.d. by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

Almeh Flirting with an Armenian Policeman, Cairo n.d.

Oil Painting
$1161
SKU: BFA-3521
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection

On The Coast Of Kabylie, n.d. by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

On The Coast Of Kabylie n.d.

Oil Painting
$1060
SKU: BFA-3522
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection

Arab Children Playing Cards, 1873 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

Arab Children Playing Cards 1873

Oil Painting
$606
Canvas Print
$49.87
SKU: BFA-3523
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 16 x 22 cm
Spanierman Gallery, New York, USA

The Nubian Story Teller in the Harem, 1875 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

The Nubian Story Teller in the Harem 1875

Oil Painting
$2298
Canvas Print
$49.87
SKU: BFA-4182
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 72 x 112 cm
Private Collection

Scene on the Nile, 1878 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

Scene on the Nile 1878

Oil Painting
$354
SKU: BFA-4183
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts, USA

A Circassian, 1881 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

A Circassian 1881

Oil Painting
$337
Canvas Print
$49.87
SKU: BFA-4184
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 22.8 x 18 cm
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts, USA

Armenian Woman, 1882 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

Armenian Woman 1882

Oil Painting
$1287
SKU: BFA-4185
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Massachusetts, USA

Moorish Interior, c.1875/79 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

Moorish Interior c.1875/79

Oil Painting
$1220
Canvas Print
$49.87
SKU: BFA-4186
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 27 x 40.6 cm
Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan, USA

Cleopatra on the Terraces of Philae, 1896 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

Cleopatra on the Terraces of Philae 1896

Oil Painting
$1177
Canvas Print
$49.87
SKU: BFA-4187
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 75.8 x 117 cm
Dahesh Museum of Art, New York, USA

The Orange Seller, 1920 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

The Orange Seller 1920

Oil Painting
$1130
Canvas Print
$60.32
SKU: BFA-4188
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 61 x 50 cm
Private Collection

A Coastal Trail, n.d. by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

A Coastal Trail n.d.

Oil Painting
$1145
SKU: BFA-4189
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection

The Falcon Hunt, n.d. by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

The Falcon Hunt n.d.

Oil Painting
$1237
SKU: BFA-4190
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection

A Street Scene in Algeria, n.d. by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

A Street Scene in Algeria n.d.

Oil Painting
$1220
Canvas Print
$50.02
SKU: BFA-4191
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 50.8 x 73 cm
Private Collection

Aicha a Woman of Morocco, 1883 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

Aicha a Woman of Morocco 1883

Oil Painting
$1016
SKU: BFA-4192
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
The Newark Museum, New Jersey, USA

An Arab Village, 1879 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

An Arab Village 1879

Oil Painting
$1060
SKU: BFA-4193
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection

An Interesting Game, 1881 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

An Interesting Game 1881

Oil Painting
$1334
Canvas Print
$49.87
SKU: BFA-4194
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 94.4 x 146.6 cm
Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, USA

Mother and Child (The First Steps), 1878 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

Mother and Child (The First Steps) 1878

Oil Painting
$1116
SKU: BFA-4195
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection

On the Terrace, n.d. by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

On the Terrace n.d.

Oil Painting
$1060
SKU: BFA-4196
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection

Queen of the Brigands, c.1882 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

Queen of the Brigands c.1882

Oil Painting
$1046
SKU: BFA-4197
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection

Scene in Morocco, 1885 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

Scene in Morocco 1885

Oil Painting
$1220
Canvas Print
$54.97
SKU: BFA-4198
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 63.5 x 85.1 cm
Private Collection

The Bathing Cove, 1890 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

The Bathing Cove 1890

Oil Painting
$985
SKU: BFA-4199
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection

The Card Players, n.d. by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

The Card Players n.d.

Oil Painting
$1161
SKU: BFA-4200
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection

The Game of Chance, 1885 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

The Game of Chance 1885

Oil Painting
$1078
Canvas Print
$56.07
SKU: BFA-4201
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 75 x 101 cm
Private Collection

The Messenger, 1879 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

The Messenger 1879

Oil Painting
$2775
Canvas Print
$49.87
SKU: BFA-4202
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 57 x 91 cm
Private Collection

The Market Square, n.d. by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

The Market Square n.d.

Oil Painting
$1330
Canvas Print
$60.05
SKU: BFA-9411
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 79 x 98 cm
Private Collection

Algiers, 1920 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

Algiers 1920

Oil Painting
$894
Canvas Print
$49.87
SKU: BFA-9412
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 35.5 x 46 cm
Private Collection

The Silence of the Night: Alger, b.1895 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

The Silence of the Night: Alger b.1895

Oil Painting
$1467
Canvas Print
$49.87
SKU: BFA-9413
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 61 x 103 cm
Private Collection

The Chess Players, 1924 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

The Chess Players 1924

Oil Painting
$950
Canvas Print
$56.34
SKU: BFA-9414
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 49.5 x 64.7 cm
Private Collection

An Afternoon's Amusement, n.d. by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

An Afternoon's Amusement n.d.

Oil Painting
$1413
Canvas Print
$49.87
SKU: BFA-9415
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 54 x 81.3 cm
Private Collection

Courtyard in Algeria, 1883 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

Courtyard in Algeria 1883

Oil Painting
$1217
Canvas Print
$51.40
SKU: BFA-9416
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 80 x 118 cm
Private Collection

Horseman in a Courtyard, 1889 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

Horseman in a Courtyard 1889

Oil Painting
$835
Canvas Print
$56.25
SKU: BFA-9417
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 43.8 x 51.4 cm
Private Collection

Market Scene, 1923 by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

Market Scene 1923

Oil Painting
$1287
Canvas Print
$50.02
SKU: BFA-9418
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 54 x 81 cm
Private Collection

Outside the Mosque, n.d. by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

Outside the Mosque n.d.

Oil Painting
$1212
Canvas Print
$59.64
SKU: BFA-9419
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 73.5 x 59.7 cm
Private Collection

Horsemen in Algiers, n.d. by Frederick Arthur Bridgman | Painting Reproduction

Horsemen in Algiers n.d.

Oil Painting
$942
Canvas Print
$50.71
SKU: BFA-9420
Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Original Size: 50.8 x 73 cm
Private Collection

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