FREDERICK ARTHUR BRIDGMAN
American, 1847–1928

Houses along the Nile, Esna - from the Boat

Inscribed and dated Esneh from dahabieh Jan 20 1874 (Egypt); with the Atelier stamp
Pencil, watercolor and bodycolor on paper
5 x 8 inches (13 x 20 cm)
Framed: 12¼ x 17¼ inches (31.2 x 44cm)

Bridgman traveled and sketched along the Nile in a 'dahabieh', a comfortable vessel typically used for the more
ambitious expeditions along the river.

Provenance
Atelier F.A. Bridgman, Nice, 1954
Agnew's, London, 2000
Private Collection, Surrey (acquired from the above)

Exhibited
London, Agnew's, An American Artist on the Nile: Watercolours and Drawings by Frederick Arthur Bridgman
1847-1928, 2000, no. 15, illustrated

$3,500

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