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A Large Oil Painting by Frederick Arthur Bridgman ‘La Fête des Bois’, Circa 1897

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Frederick Arthur Bridgman La Fête des Bois, Les Bacchantes signed F.A. Bridgman (lower left) oil on canvas Dimensions: Height: 73" Width: 150" ( 185.4cm x 381cm) La fête des bois, les bacchantes imagines a celebratory procession of flower-crowned revelers parading joyfully through the woods. Bridgman exhibited a near identical version, approximately one third of its size, at the Paris Salon of 1896, no. 311 (for illustration, see Sotheby's, February 12, 1997, lot 71). The painting certainly raised eyebrows and stirred feisty commentary when it was exhibited at London's Royal Academy. As one critic wrote in the Atheneum: Provenance Sale: American Art Association, New York, The Works of F. A. Bridgman, March 14, 1899, lot 72 William Randolph Hearst (offered, his sale, Gimbel Brothers, New York, March 25, 1941, lot 964-1) International Studio Art Division, The Hearst Corporation, New York Collection of Ethel Siegel, Palm Beach (acquired from the above in 1966) Exhibited Possibly, London, The Royal Academy, 1897, no. 133 New York, Boussod & Valadon, New Paintings by F.A. Bridgman, January 1899 New York, American Art Association, The Works of F. A. Bridgman, March 1899, no. 3 Literature André Michel, "The Royal Academy," The Athaneum, May 15, 1897, pp. 655-6 Charles H. Chaffin, "New Paintings by Fred Bridgman," Harper's Weekly, vol. 43, no. 2194, Jan 7, 1899, p. 8 "Exhibitions and Other Events in a Week of Some Importance," The New York Times, January 21, 1899 "Pictures by Bridgman and Dewey," New York Times, March 9, 1899
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  • Dimensions:
    Height: 73 in (185.42 cm)Width: 150 in (381 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
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  • Date of Manufacture:
    1897
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Los Angeles, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU986237645142

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