FREDERICK ARTHUR BRIDGEMAN (TUSKEGEE, 1847-ROUEN, 1928) PASSAGE OF THE GUÉ On its original canvas Signed, located The ford passage, original canvas, signed, located and dated lower left: F. A. Bridgeman/ Pyrénées 1872, without frame 14 1/8 x 18 1/8 in. 35,50 x 46 CM - 14 x 18,1 IN Known for his orientalist scenes, Bridgman passed through the Pyrenees in 1872. Via Gascony and the Landes, the Bay of Biscay, he crossed Spain before embarking for Tangier and Oran. From there, he painted his realistic picture for the 1873 Salon, La rentrée du maïs dans les Basses-Pyrénées.

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